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nacorom OP t1_j228ngi wrote

Every app is a privacy concern, but TikTok especially.

Most companies which run popular apps aren't going to hand over loads of information to China for a tiny fraction of their valuation. TikTok's owner is essentially required to hand over any information at any time, and the government can essentially tweak the algorithms to show what they want.

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WonderWall_E t1_j22dhq8 wrote

>but TikTok especially.

Not really. All of your points about Chinese access to data are also true with respect to Twitter. Binance, a shady Chinese crypto company, invested heavily in Musk's Twitter acquisition and has a $500 million stake in the country. Twitter has an agreement to hand over unspecified private data to investors who contributed $250 million or more to support Musk's acquisition. For all we know, the Chinese government has access to all of the data on Twitter's servers dating back over a decade. It's a far greater national security threat given how prevalent Twitter is and has been among elected officials.

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Mental_Attitude_2952 t1_j22gae9 wrote

I have been trying to explain this to people for months.... I dont use tiktok because the chinese get all my data.. they say while on Twitter who gives all their data to China. Oh and the Saudis as well.

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vengeful_toaster t1_j22e68b wrote

>the government can essentially tweak the algorithms to show what they want

If they want to tweak it, they can, just like Twitter and Facebook. Remember Cambridge analytica?

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