- Nov 10, 2017
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TikTok App to Stop Accessing User Clipboards After Being Caught in the Act by iOS 14
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- Nov 10, 2017
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It's good that they got caught by Apple obviously they spy on their clipboards thats what its privacy indeed
- Jan 29, 2017
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... and what feature is that... the clipboard notification feature? I wouldn't pollute my phone with this cr@p.
- Apr 13, 2013
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This really should come as no shock to anyone as ByteDance (the parent of TikTok) already has a very bad reputation regarding privacy. Although the company is currently Private, it is thought that they will become go Public this year, and the estimates are that the total Market Cap of ByteDance may exceed 180 billion USD (not at all outrageous as they earned 17 billion USD in 2019).
And a company with that sort of valuation can do pretty much as they please, especially with a Nation State backing.
For any that are really, really interested, google: "case 5:19-cv-07792-svk".
This will give you a 46 page pdf that will give an idea of what is going on.
And a company with that sort of valuation can do pretty much as they please, especially with a Nation State backing.
For any that are really, really interested, google: "case 5:19-cv-07792-svk".
This will give you a 46 page pdf that will give an idea of what is going on.
bytedance is not really a private company, nor can it truly go public. it is in a communist country with a vague mist of western structure to obfuscate its political reality. the fact that it is actively trying to snoop on customers is both terrifying (say to a hong kong protester) and expected.
- Apr 13, 2013
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ByteDance is Private in that it is a company whose shares are not available to the public. And it can certainly go Public with an IPO (Initial Public Offering). This will most likely be initially done on the HK Exchange.
Being based in China and being publically traded is not an issue as can be seen with companies like Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba Group , Qihu, etc.
But what may happen is that the TikTok part of the company will be spun off in order to alleviate governmental concerns. SoftBank (a major investor in ByteDance) is pushing for this
Being based in China and being publically traded is not an issue as can be seen with companies like Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba Group , Qihu, etc.
But what may happen is that the TikTok part of the company will be spun off in order to alleviate governmental concerns. SoftBank (a major investor in ByteDance) is pushing for this
Did realy anyone think such app is privacy friendly?
cruelsister, i don't think you fully appreciate what a communist country is (my family on my mother's side came from one). all those companies you listed are owned/controlled by the CPC. all of their data is available at any time. all their research and development can be controlled by the CPC and they can be tasked for any purpose the CPC wishes. and if they disagree, they can be thrown in prison and their board replaced, by the government. every one of those companies you mentioned is likely headed by a communist party voting member. alibaba's jack ma was outed. which is why alibaba is so successful. you can not run a company of this magnitude without absolute party loyalty. yes, they can go "public" in the sense that they ask for investors to throw money at them. but the party is the controlling factor, not the shareholders. you can't even trust any of the financial statements they put out, because they have little to no accountability to western investors and have been frequently caught in fraudulent activity. this is why the NASDAQ is considering delisting all these types of companies. these companies are as free as hong kong.
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TikTok to stop snooping on users' clipboards after iPhone update shows app constantly reads copied text
A security patch from Apple has suddenly exposed just how many smartphone apps are reading users' clipboards every time they are on screen
www.telegraph.co.uk
Tiktok is China based.
I certainly hope it spies thoroughly on all its users and grabs all their data, including passwords. All Chinese companies are beholden to the Communist Party. I thought everyone knew this?
And Chinese companies cannot fight the CPP, like Apple fights the FBI.
I certainly hope it spies thoroughly on all its users and grabs all their data, including passwords. All Chinese companies are beholden to the Communist Party. I thought everyone knew this?
And Chinese companies cannot fight the CPP, like Apple fights the FBI.
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How convenient, every app caught red handed doing something creepy has some excuse for it....
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