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colossalboom t1_ja9svl1 wrote

Now ban all the other social media apps, ffs.

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heaviestmatter- t1_jaa1agc wrote

Everyones banning TikTok right now wow, not that it is a bad thing haha

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EvangelineOfSky OP t1_jaa1qk7 wrote

Replying to heaviestmatter- (#2,077,838)

US and Canada banning it for federal government on the same day, and Australia has banned it for several federal departments

im thinking the five eyes probably has some intel.. guess we wait and see what the brits and kiwis do

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DeNoodle t1_jaaa736 wrote

They're really sorry about it, though.

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BannedRemovedDeleted t1_jaah02n wrote

You know what someone should do? Create an American version of TikTok and call it TokTik. I mean China is the king of copyrighting. So make it identical but without the obvious spyware.

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Rickyspanish33 t1_jaapeom wrote

If every government is banning it then I'm clearly missing something cool and need to get the app.

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PvP_SHEEP t1_jaavlyw wrote

My work recently strongly recommended deleting the app even from our personal phones. Definitely unnerving

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streeker22 t1_jabe64l wrote

Replying to Fit-Mousse-7747 (#2,085,725)

if you banned all social media except reddit then Reddit would be stuck with all the people who make every other app so terrible. Although maybe that wouldn't be so bad, if EVERYONE is on one platform then it's pretty difficult for one group to take control

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Muteki123 t1_jabxc4k wrote

Way too late, but better than never

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Mccobsta t1_jaby3xz wrote

Makes sense any gov issued device should be locked down no matter what department or security level

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Johnson_N_B t1_jac79m9 wrote

Western countries need to ban TikTok outright, not just for use on government-issued devices.

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Buchaven t1_jacibja wrote

Replying to BroBogan (#2,074,590)

That’s my situation , and boy was that a deal with the devil. LPT: If you’re issued a company phone, if at all possible, KEEP YOUR OWN PERSONAL PHONE! Because my work phone is my personal phone, I don’t really ever have the option to turn work off. It sucks.

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tswaves t1_jacmgtg wrote

Idk how anyone would be shocked by this. I have never download it or ever plan to. Anyone who has tbh is pretty naive. It's literally a Chinese spy app.

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Meowdl21 t1_jacsr2f wrote

Replying to windsostrange (#2,083,025)

It’s their intentions that’s concerning. Everyone is aware apps are collecting info. But they’re just trying to make an extra dollar. China is keen or world domination and definitely want to acquire information for nefarious reasons.

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elglas t1_jacveol wrote

Replying to EvangelineOfSky (#2,077,967)

Even if they don't have specific intel, separation of all 3rd party apps and official government communication should be a no brainer.

App exploits exist. Nothing is perfectly sandboxed. In app browsers overwrite generic JavaScript functions.

We are entirely too trusting with our data, and our metadata, and people will choose cute image filters over security every damn time left to their own devices.

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windsostrange t1_jad2auv wrote

Replying to Meowdl21 (#2,105,881)

You're distinguishing between corporate and national actors in a way that I don't understand. The gulf between "making the extra dollar" and "making the whole world" is not as great as you might think it is, especially in this particular stage of capitalism and regulatory capture.

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Meowdl21 t1_jad3sm2 wrote

Replying to windsostrange (#2,108,937)

It’s a gulf between making a dollar and disappearing or controlling people who don’t agree with you. American apps are not setting up operations like this but the CCP, owner of TikTok is. It’s very clear they want targeted information to commit harm. Even their own social media apps are setup to control what the user sees and think. There is a huge gulf between using my information to show me targeted ads and using my information to harass me for saying something bad about Xi Jinping

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Buchaven t1_jade38l wrote

Replying to Meowdl21 (#2,105,599)

They way it was laid out to me by my employer was as just such a perk. Is it a good perk? No. But that’s how they choose to look at it. Saves me about a hundred bucks every month, so it could be looked at as a tax free benefit of $1000/year or so. If one wanted to take such a point of view. Also fair to point out, I live in Canada, the land of nearly criminal mobile data rates, so that’s the major motivator for me. “Unlimited” free data.

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dublea t1_jadmj51 wrote

Replying to BroBogan (#2,074,590)

No where have I worked was an employee allowed to use it for personal thing.

You couldn't even install an app or sign into you Apple/Google accounts due to the MDM.

If you rely on your work for as your personal one, and think you still have personal privacy, you're sorely mistaken.

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