[a254613e]

> All it shows me is large breasted women and “crystal polishers” (which I never knew was a thing)

It shows me an endless stream of cute kittens. It's amazing.

I'm also confused by the security risks listed, I just checked the iOS privacy report that shows which sensors and data apps used, and TikTok is not even on the list. I'm also struggling to understand things listed in the article such as it accessing texts on the device(?) - like... it can't do that, at least not on an iPhone. As far as "voiceprints" and "faceprints" do they mean it video/audio content can be uploaded to it? Like thousand other apps?

If anything there should be an argument that by default the apps should be better sandboxed and permissions to be an explicit opt-in, this current approach just seems like fearmongering.

[doodlesdev]

TikTok is well-known for using vulnerabilities to access more personally identifying data than it should from users [0], such as MAC addresses [1] and IMEI numbers for the SIM cards.

[0]: https://theforestscout.com/35101/in-lfhs/tiktok-app-comes-wi...

[1]: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-tracked-user-data-using-...

[jackjeff]

Same here. I’m wondering. Is this an Android issue maybe?