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510 points pierrelf | 7 comments | 20 Dec 24 17:33 UTC | HN request time: 1.051s | source | bottom
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Hadriel ◴[20 Dec 24 18:04 UTC] No.42473270[source]▶
What about Tiktok? Add that and i'm interested
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1. k3vinw ◴[20 Dec 24 18:21 UTC] No.42473407[source]▶
Lol. Don’t hold your breath. I used to enjoy TikTok until they forced me to create an account and install their spyware.
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2. philsnow ◴[20 Dec 24 18:23 UTC] No.42473430[source]▶
What spyware? I don't have a tiktok account
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3. RandallBrown ◴[20 Dec 24 18:51 UTC] No.42473708[source]▶
Because TikTok is a Chinese company most people just consider the app to by spyware. It's probably not any more spyware than other similar apps, but being owned by China makes it a little more worrisome to some people.
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4. radicality ◴[20 Dec 24 19:32 UTC] No.42474151[source]▶
Take a look at the following blog post that looks at TikTok’s encrypted VM and how it profiles you. And this is just on the website, without even installing the app.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34109771

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5. k3vinw ◴[21 Dec 24 01:43 UTC] No.42476848{3}[source]▶
Yep. My point exactly!
6. k3vinw ◴[21 Dec 24 01:45 UTC] No.42476858[source]▶
And you can’t use TikTok without an account because they need that to “spy” on you.
7. k3vinw ◴[21 Dec 24 01:48 UTC] No.42476869{3}[source]▶
I don’t care where they come from. Why do they force you to signup to see a video that can be played using standard web technology?