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🔥 New Post: Announcing InAppBrowser - see what JavaScript commands get injected through an in-app browser

👀 TikTok, when opening any website in their app, injects tracking code that can monitor all keystrokes, including passwords, and all taps.

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iOS Privacy: Announcing InAppBrowser.com - see what JavaScript commands get injected through an in-app browser · Felix Krause

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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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Surveillance capitalism being… *checks notes* surveillance capitalism.

Personally, I’d be disappointed if they were doing any less. This is exactly what they are.

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Leonardo Di Ottio
Leonardo Di Ottio
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@aral It’s fascinating that every time #Facebook is discovered to be doing something nasty, #TikTok seems to have found a way to come out even worse.
#facebook #tiktok @Aral Balkan
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Blobfrog9000 🐸💤
Blobfrog9000 🐸💤
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@aral No defense of Capitalism here, but keep in mind that TikTok is an actively used data harvesting tool based in China, serving the purposes of the CCP.
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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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@neglesaks The two are not mutually exclusive :) bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

TikTok Owner ByteDance's Valuation Drops Below $300 Billion

ByteDance Ltd. has traded in recent weeks at valuations well below $300 billion, down at least 25% from last year after investors cashed out of the social media giant with its IPO now on ice.
Bloomberg
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Blobfrog9000 🐸💤
Blobfrog9000 🐸💤
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@aral I agree, I merely point out that we shouldn't fall into a trap of thinking capitalism is behind all evils in the world.
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Blobfrog9000 🐸💤
Blobfrog9000 🐸💤
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@aral That TikTok is a user data glutton is nothing new. I've been warning against people using it for a long time.
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Datendealerin 🎃☕
Datendealerin 🎃☕
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@neglesaks @aral Sadly, the majority doesn't care. I got a new phone in January and this one never had a Zuckerberg or Chinese app on it ✊
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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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@neglesaks If we’re talking about the people who are forced to either by a surveillance device by manufacturer A or one by manufacturer B, they’re the victims here. I’ve consistently found that people do care, they simply do not have easy to use alternatives that enable them to get on with their lives. And that’s not just a matter of having a Linux phone you can buy, it’s a phone that you can bank with, that can give you directions in the car… requires legislation, not just tech…
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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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@neglesaks … without alternatives (which, again, requires interoperability legislation and investment in the commons to counter the private data silos), we’re talking about learned helplessness.

People DO care but we live in a world where 99.99999% of all investment goes to surveillance capitalism. That’s the systemic problem that we must fix. It’s definitely not a personal responsibility issue.

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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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@neglesaks (Not that I’m saying everyone cares equally, of course. Those with the most privilege usually care the least because they know – or, at least, feel – safe regardless whereas those with the least privilege are already feeling the ramifications of our surveillance societies.)
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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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@harald I believe the Irish DPA might send them a cake. We’re very friendly over here.
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