An explosive new lawsuit claims TikTok's owner built a 'backdoor' that allowed the CCP to access US user data
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The complaint says ByteDance had a "backdoor channel in the code" that would allow access to US user data, regardless of where it was hosted.

Do the people who call for completely decoupling from China understand how much of their life is subsidized off Chinese labor? I know the answer but I'm still shocked how often this pops up on "tic toc evil" threads

  • Fuckass
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    1 year ago

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  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    1 year ago

    TikTok does the same thing every social media and internet company does?! :shocked-pikachu:

    I'm sure attacking this one single company and not addressing the systemic problems at play here will remove competition for US companies solve everything!

    • Fuckass
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      1 year ago

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  • Dr_Gabriel_Aby [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    What could China do with my data that is more alarming than any company or US agency? I genuinely am confused by data and don’t understand why this should bother me more than the Snowden leaks? (Those didn’t bother anyone really, including all us posting on our phones right now)

    • flan [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      No I think it's a good question that this whole thing kind of begs. Like China wants to steal my data... and do what with it, exactly?

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I'm kind of :doomer: about the recent writer strike because I assume that the moment :grillman: and :so-true: and :maybe-later-honey: :maybe-later-kiddo: notice that their upcoming P R E S T I G E T V products are delayed they'll go full Pinkerton in reaction to that.

    • MattsAlt [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah heaven forbid these people leave their pods to go do something else or read a book