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Bluetus

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40. What are they harvesting? Please be specific.

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:02 PM

20 hrs ago

I spent a 40+ year career in IT, so I am not particular naive about these things. But I really don't see anything of value that Tiktok can get that isn't broadly available from Big Data aggregators already. If the concern is that the app will leave trap doors and such on millions of cell phones, well, that is a concern that ought to be put directly to Apple and Google who provide those operating systems. If they present such a national security vulnerability, then maybe some people at Apple and Google should be facing criminal charges.

I am not suggesting that is the case. This anti Tiktok mob seems to have all the intelligence and grounding in reality of the people who were carrying on about them drones, them drones a couple of weeks ago.

BTW, what happened with them drones, anyway. Did the Martians figure out that their cover was blown and they went back to their own planet?

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What to know about RedNote, the Chinese app that American TikTokkers are flooding [View all] womanofthehills Yesterday OP

I've never used soc media, but I cannot fathom why people SheltieLover Yesterday #1

My granddaughter joined. She had me laughing all day long with the videos. Autumn Yesterday #3

A lack of concern over their personal data being harvested by the Chinese government? n/t MichMan Yesterday #5

I guess so! SheltieLover Yesterday #6

She's not concerned. She says our government has all our data and it gets hacked Autumn Yesterday #9

Money bros sell and buy the info, NOT the government. She is clueless . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 22 hrs ago #28

Autumn never claimed what you just implied. She did not say anything about the government selling the data. Celerity 20 hrs ago #46

Reading is sometimes a problem. Autumn 20 hrs ago #48

The "she" was not Autumn, but the person Autumn wrote about. The valuable data is not hacked data Bernardo de La Paz 6 hrs ago #72

I am well aware of the construct of Autumn's reply, and I absolutely knew it was her granddaughter she was speaking of. Celerity 4 hrs ago #74

It's a big joke over there with the kids womanofthehills Yesterday #15

"If you buy from Tamu & other Chinese internet stores, they already have your data" MichMan Yesterday #18

Lol VBNMW 22 hrs ago #20

Wal Mart does not own Temu, does it? MichMan 22 hrs ago #22

This message was self-deleted by its author womanofthehills Yesterday #17

What are they harvesting? Please be specific. Bluetus 20 hrs ago #40

The ban overwhelmingly passed both houses and was signed into law by President Biden MichMan 20 hrs ago #57

Have you heard a single lawmaker (or anyone else) Bluetus 19 hrs ago #63

I don't think it was the most intelligent decision to push this during an election year AZProgressive 19 hrs ago #66

For what it's worth, very few Republicans voted against it Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #70

To join TikTok you give the same information you gave to join here Autumn 20 hrs ago #52

You do realise this is social media? Srkdqltr Yesterday #4

They're teenagers and they're hooked on goofy videos. It's a scroll, scroll of videos. LeftInTX Yesterday #8

A lot of those videos are done by some very smart young people. Autumn Yesterday #10

I haven't seen any. I'm sure they are there. Hubby enjoys TikTok. I've seen fake "psychic sleuths" and teens dancing LeftInTX Yesterday #11

Maybe you ought to change who you follow. nt Autumn Yesterday #12

I can't stand the app. It's too intrusive. I turned off notifications (which were like every minute) LeftInTX Yesterday #13

If you don't use it it's not a problem is it? I have found some nice people Autumn Yesterday #14

I am enjoying FAFO videos Bettie 22 hrs ago #25

I love the FAFO's too . I'll miss some of the people I follow on there. Autumn 20 hrs ago #54

Me too Bettie 19 hrs ago #64

Yep, sad but true. I had My Space in early internet, hell they has us doing code to Autumn 18 hrs ago #69

Illogical: You don't sell over-priced drugs, so Big Pharma is not a problem, by your logic Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #30

Try reading what I said instead of what you think I said. Autumn 20 hrs ago #44

I considered & rejected it might be satire. Doesn't hang together as such & premise would clash your other posts Bernardo de La Paz 19 hrs ago #65

My supervisor said i need to join. xmas74 20 hrs ago #42

Do it. You don't give out anymore personal information Autumn 20 hrs ago #47

Im not worried about personal information xmas74 18 hrs ago #71

Same. Autumn 3 hrs ago #75

DU is social media. To think otherwise is to misunderstand social media Bernardo de La Paz 22 hrs ago #26

It's a message board. Most of us of hidden by our user names. LeftInTX 1 hr ago #81

It's to prove a point xmas74 20 hrs ago #38

Those are illogical people who seem to think other people's problems don't matter, nor does the collective good Bernardo de La Paz 19 hrs ago #59

Because they're not short video platforms Politicub 5 hrs ago #73

It's almost funny. These men in power, older guys who dont seem to understand that if you ban something, Srkdqltr Yesterday #2

Too bad it's not a law banning Ruskie or Chinese companies SheltieLover Yesterday #7

Too bad it's not a law banning all unauthorized commercial spying on users. Pinback 21 hrs ago #29

Yup. SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #37

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan 22 hrs ago #23

They can go around, kinda, but that doesn't mean they automatically choose another Chinese company Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #31

Another CCP app collecting data DeepWinter Yesterday #16

I bet you have never looked at either site and doubt you know any young people Autumn 22 hrs ago #21

Well DeepWinter 21 hrs ago #34

Reels....They also have them on FB. My granddaughter was watching them and I thought she was watching TikTok LeftInTX 21 hrs ago #36

If its Chinese owned, the same rules apply to them that applied to TikTok Callie1979 3 hrs ago #77

Yep! Callie1979 3 hrs ago #76

There has to be something Luvcatz14 Yesterday #19

The ban passed overwhelmingly in both houses of congress and was signed by President Biden MichMan 22 hrs ago #24

I don't know the answer. But it seems like the parents ...... no wait.... parents are on it too. Srkdqltr 22 hrs ago #27

You underestimate the synergistic effects of more accumulated data analyzed by AI Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #32

Amnesty Int'l: TikTok's 'For You' feed risks pushing children and young people towards harmful mental health content TheProle 21 hrs ago #33

Jeezuz, DU is as clueless as to why LuvLoogie 21 hrs ago #35

This? LOL He loves his playtime.... LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #39

That was creepy. LOL LuvLoogie 20 hrs ago #41

And lots of lame stuff.... LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #45

There's lots of lame stuff on Netflix and NPR LuvLoogie 20 hrs ago #50

The TikTok algorithm created alot of problems for teens. LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #53

So did M TV LuvLoogie 20 hrs ago #55

But you were just talking about how wonderful it was and how "it has your back" LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #56

The people have your back LuvLoogie 19 hrs ago #58

What people??? LeftInTX 19 hrs ago #60

The people on the app. LuvLoogie 19 hrs ago #61

It's not a "love fest". I was on it, but I found it intrusive. LeftInTX 19 hrs ago #62

Yeah those parents need to keep that shit in church LuvLoogie 18 hrs ago #67

Constant alerts on my phone. I turned off the alerts and now I can't open posts. LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #68

Not even CLOSE to being the same thing. Callie1979 3 hrs ago #78

This message was self-deleted by its author LuvLoogie 20 hrs ago #43

I mean, most don't care about the data either. That's just a dodge to get people talking about Meta and Twitter thebigidea 20 hrs ago #51

You think China isn't in the global propaganda game? W_HAMILTON 2 hrs ago #80

LOL. Our problems are of our own making. LuvLoogie 33 min ago #82

I look forward to hearing how it's algorithms depress Democratic turnout in 2026 and 2028 thebigidea 20 hrs ago #49

Exactly. This was the first TikTok/Twitter election. We see how it went Callie1979 2 hrs ago #79