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by liversage 1426 days ago
In the article the TikTok spokesperson explains this:

“It’s not logging what you’re typing. It’s an anti-fraud measure that checks the rhythm of the way people are typing to ensure it’s not a bot or some other malicious activity.”
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paulv 1426 days ago
That...seems completely reasonable to me.
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unityByFreedom 1426 days ago
Your typing cadence may be another bit of identifying personal info. Not to mention they could be lying or "not know" what their tech is really doing. Wouldn't be the first time.
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paulv 1426 days ago
They also have access to a lot of other metadata (IMEI, IP address, OS version, MAC address, email/phone number that you signed up with, etc) that they could combine with data from brokers to identify you as well.

I'm not saying that they should be collecting this data, to be clear, just that, from everything I've read, it doesn't seem like they are doing anything uniquely untoward. I'm hoping there's something I'm missing.

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unityByFreedom 1426 days ago
> it doesn't seem like they are doing anything uniquely untoward.

I think it's best to assume if it can be used against you, it will.

That's why we pushed back on Apple's CSAM plans to scan images on the device.

Does anyone remember how we even know TikTok is tracking keystrokes? It's because Apple updated their security to notify users when the clipboard was activated by the app, and TikTok was doing it for every keystroke.

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