bisonpoonslayer t1_je7lpgz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:06 AM

The Chinese government can ask any Chinese company to look at every facet of their business and they have to comply. Since TikTok is Chinese there are worries that the Chinese government will have access to all the data collected by the app.

AnAquaticOwl t1_je7o7ts wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:24 AM

Okay...and what can China do with the data collected from the average user?

152centimetres t1_je7pa59 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:32 AM

one of the things tiktok can do is track your phone's keystrokes on other apps so theoretically they can get your banking password, passwords to all your other apps, and any other sensitive info, which you generally dont want other people to have

BlurryBigfoot74 t1_je7rhqo wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:48 AM

And they can target citizens from different countries with different suggestions.

Apparently Chinese tik tok is very educational.

Here in Canada, before I trained my algorithm, I saw a lot of boobs and political vids on a fresh account. Lots of young people dancing. Very mindless stuff.

The internet can be a tool of positive change if owners took a more active role against misinformation . America had the market cornered with Facebook, Twitter and snapchat. China knows what westerners want to see. If garbage is what you demand, garbage is what you get.