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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53201 At my desk.	Re: Why is TikTok being banned in the USA now? Reply #15 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 7:19am I'm more concerned about facebook spying on me.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 56788 Gender:	Re: Why is TikTok being banned in the USA now? Reply #16 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 12:59pm I think Yemen was the first nation to incorporate all platforms as spying upon their citizens. If you thought Big Brother is watching you was bad via Orwell's version, Yemen leaves it for dead.
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Re: Why is TikTok being banned in the USA now?
Reply #17 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 1:01pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 14^th, 2024 at 5:56pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Mar 14^th, 2024 at 5:46pm:

TikTok has been heavily trafficked by people opposed to Israel's genocide against the Palestinians.

Jews don't like free speech by others, they contend free speech is only for Jews.

TikTok would not be banned if it was only Jews using it for propaganda.

So it's the Jews?

If you believe that you should take a valium & go have a good lie down.

"When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It's only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid." ~ Ricky Gervais

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120320 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Why is TikTok being banned in the USA now? Reply #18 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 1:04pm Jasin wrote on Mar 15^th, 2024 at 12:59pm: I think Yemen was the first nation to incorporate all platforms as spying upon their citizens. If you thought Big Brother is watching you was bad via Orwell's version, Yemen leaves it for dead. see my Reply #13. the spying was always there in every country.
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Reply #19 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 1:05pm

Gnads wrote on Mar 15^th, 2024 at 1:01pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 14^th, 2024 at 5:56pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Mar 14^th, 2024 at 5:46pm:

So it's the Jews?

If you believe that you should take a valium & go have a good lie down.

If someone slips on a banana peel in New York - it's the Jews -
it's always the Jews. Grin

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120320 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Why is TikTok being banned in the USA now? Reply #20 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 8:34pm freediver wrote on Mar 15^th, 2024 at 7:19am: I'm more concerned about facebook spying on me. Facebook knows you better than you do.
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Re: Why is TikTok being banned in the USA now?
Reply #21 - Mar 17^th, 2024 at 11:38am

I think the problem is that Tiktok is more popular than Meta, X and Instagram. And despite their efforts to catch up (e.g. Youtube reels), they were not able to compete with Tiktok on their algorithm - which is an industry secretion worth over 100 billion at the moment.

And this is part of struggle between USA and China. And at the moment, China is out competing USA with current USA laws. And so.. this legislation /law is written to remove that competitiveness on the grounds of national security.

There are people in USA have already formed companies to take over Tikitok at a discount. E.g. the formal Blizzard CEO. I guess, in this case... its a win win for US companies.

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Reply #22 - Mar 22^nd, 2024 at 9:10am

Bobby. wrote on Mar 14^th, 2024 at 8:46pm:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tiktok-data-collection-faq-1.6772279

If I delete TikTok, it can't still collect my data, right?

Well, that depends on exactly what you are deleting.

If you delete your account and uninstall the app from your phone, TikTok can't collect your data going forward, says Katherine Isaac, an executive at cybersecurity firm Carbide.

But that doesn't mean all your data disappears right away. TikTok will still have access to the data it collected about you during the time you used the app, said Isaac.

"They do have in their statement that they delete data after a certain period of time, but it's not very clear what that period of time is."

TikTok's privacy policy also outlines a way you might be able to "access, delete, update, or rectify your data."

They say you can request information about your data, report a privacy violation or ask about a particular privacy issue by filling out this online form.

If you delete your account, but continue to keep the app on your device and interact with the platform, TikTok will continue to gather some data on you.

Tik Tok maybe .... but what about your own govt collecting your data? That will still be happening will it not?

"When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It's only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid." ~ Ricky Gervais

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