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01/20/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
UT Austin bans TikTok on campus, citing security concerns
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) has banned the use of Chinese video app TikTok on campus networks, following security concerns brought up by state and federal officials. UT Austin announced in Jan. 17 that it is permanently blocking TikTok’s access on its systems. Devices connected to the campus network via Wi-Fi or […]
12/24/2022
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By Belle Carter
Shoshana Zuboff: Big Tech companies hijack personal data to control people’s lives
Social psychologist and Harvard University professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote in her book titled “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” that Big Tech companies Google and Facebook take control of their users’ lives by hijacking personal data. In a review of the book, renowned alternative medicine proponent Dr. Joseph Mercola said the information – also called “behavioral surplus […]
12/24/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
TikTok parent firm admits to spying on journalists as part of “covert surveillance campaign”
The parent company of Chinese video app TikTok admitted to spying on journalists as part of a “covert surveillance campaign.” Beijing-based ByteDance admitted to spying on Forbes journalists to determine the source of leaks inside the company. The “covert surveillance campaign” was launched by the company after multiple stories emerged exposing its deep ties with […]
12/20/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
15 AGs demand Apple, Google app stores change TikTok rating to “mature”
Attorneys general (AGs) from 15 states have demanded Apple and Google increase the age-appropriate rating for Chinese video app TikTok on their respective online stores. They called on the two tech giants to readjust the app’s rating from “teen” to “mature” or face potential legal action. The almost-identical letters, sent Dec. 13 to the Cupertino, […]
12/19/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Study: TikTok pushing self-harm content to kids as soon as they log in
A study has revealed that Chinese video app TikTok is pushing content featuring self-harm to children as soon as they log in to the platform. According to the study commissioned by the London-based Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and the anti-self-harm advocacy group Molly Rose Foundation (MRF), researchers using sample TikTok accounts “encountered numerous […]
12/15/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
US lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to ban TikTok
A group of U.S. lawmakers recently announced bipartisan legislation to ban the Chinese video app TikTok. The bill’s announcement came amid fears of the app collecting American users’ data and sending them to the Chinese government in Beijing. If it passes, the bill would block all transactions from any social media company based in or under […]
12/15/2022
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By Ethan Huff
Is the CCP harvesting data on Americans from “smart” appliances?
In 2016, Haier, a Chinese multinational home appliances and consumer electronics company, purchased GE Appliances for $5.4 billion, creating a consumer products mega-conglomerate that actively spies on customers via their “smart” appliances and relays all that data back to communist China. United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warned recently that the Haier-GE consumer products empire […]
12/14/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Alabama, Utah ban TikTok on state-owned devices over security concerns
The states of Alabama and Utah banned Chinese video app TikTok on devices owned by their respective state governments, citing concerns over security and data harvesting. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced her state’s prohibition of TikTok in a statement. Her directive also ordered agencies under the executive branch to take all necessary steps to prevent […]
12/13/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Taiwan bans TikTok from government devices, mulls nationwide prohibition
Taiwan has banned video sharing app TikTok from government-owned communication devices and is now considering extending that prohibition to the general public. According to an unnamed official from the Taiwanese Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA), the ban on TikTok applied to government-owned devices such as mobile phones, tablets and desktops. Aside from the video-sharing app, […]
12/12/2022
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By Belle Carter
Indiana sues Tiktok over consumer data access and sexual content
The Indiana Office of the Attorney General (AG) filed lawsuits on December 7 against the popular Chinese-owned app TikTok for deceiving users about China’s access to their data and exposing children to inappropriate explicit content. According to AG Todd Rokita, the short-video sharing app owned by ByteDance has violated the state’s consumer protection laws by […]
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