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In response to "I’m more surprised Xi’s goons didn’t just grab this clown out in the hallway during the recess -- (link)" by hollywood big shot

If you make all your personal information freely available to a power at the click of a checkbox, then it's not spying! -- nm*

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Mar 23 '23, 10:28

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google and others have been caught keeping track of locations despite users going out of their way to click off permissions.... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 10:40 11
- That's what I'm wondering. How many other social media or big tech companies (esp. Facebook and Twitter) are doing exactly what TikTok does? - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 10:46 10
  - I suspect they are doing what Cambridge analytics did with facebook access, keep in mind they have citizen profiles of every chinese resident - zeitgeist Mar 23, 10:54
  - That's literally what Chew said. "We're just doing what the others are doing." That's not going to save you. That's just going to bring everyone down. -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 10:52 8
    - Don't get my hopes up. -- nm - pmb Mar 23, 11:45
    - So TikTok will be the first domino to fall? Or will domestic companies get a pass after this? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 11:02 1
      - Maybe. Maybe this is how we finally reign in the constant infringement of our privacy. But when that's our currency, what's a company's incentive? - Mop Mar 23, 11:15
    - i think it was also the way he said it. read the room my dude -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 23, 10:58 1
      - agreed. I am the Twug of Tik Tok on this board -- nm - Epiphany Mar 23, 11:32
    - ... -- (link) - David Mar 23, 10:56 [youtube] 2
      - China is hacking pretty much any company they want. - Inigo Mar 23, 11:07
      - (I've been thinking about this scene A LOT because of TikTok.) -- nm - David Mar 23, 10:56

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