Changes to TikTok's policies make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with governments. TikTok did not respond to questions about the changes.

Changes to TikTok’s policies make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with governments. TikTok did not respond to questions about the changes.

  • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 days ago

    That means they are.

    Any time a company, hell even an individual, refuses to give an answer you can just assume it’s the worst option. That’s why they don’t want to say it.

    • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      14·
      2 days ago

      Correct. It’s the same as the logic being destroying or hiding evidence (see: Epstein files). It’s because the evidence is exactly what you think it is, or worse. They aren’t keeping it from you because it’s not as bad as you think. So you can safely assume that it is.

      This is more of a canary system, but a little different. Canary is where they constantly say “we’re not sharing your data” and then one day they remove that text. They’re not saying they are, but they’re not saying they’re not — and they used to.

      Or it’s code wording. “Never say you’re fine, say you’re okay,” a family sets as a rule. So when they’re fine, when everything’s going well, they say in the group chat they’re okay. Then an aggressor demands one tell the rest they’re safe when they aren’t, so they say everything is fine and that sounds the alarm.

      Cryptocommunication is fun.

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
    6·
    2 days ago

    The American arm got bought by the US government, and specifically the Trump regime. If you’re still using TikTok, and you think you have the same level of privacy (not that it was especially private before), then you must reckon with the brute fact that you are an easy mark.

    Coincidentally, I have some great bridges for sale…