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Had a conversation this weekend that showed me people really do think that uninstalling TikTok is going to keep a particular state from getting your data. Like... there's a 2nd party user data marketplace... they can also just buy it if they really want it folks.Permalink On twitter.com
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Like swodinsky hits it in her piece here - gizmodo.com/your-phone-is-a-goldmine-of-hidden-data-for-cops-heres-1843817740 - the entirety of the ad industry as it is currently formed rotates around trying to identity you. Uninstalling an app might make it harder, but it sure doesn't stop a state-level power if they want to track you.Permalink On twitter.com
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Hell, the conflicts around GDPR and CCPA make it perfectly clear that one doesn't even need to be a state level power to track you via data that you send to every app on your phone and also ads. Anyone with a few spare thousand dollars and time can. This is the core problem.On twitter.com
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It's hard to explain, b/c it sounds sort of hopeless, but generally this is why we need regulation and fundamental technical changes. The goal of reforming the web has to inevitably simplify to: 'opening an app or website does not sacrifice your right to anonymity'.Permalink On twitter.com
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The web removed a lot of gatekeepers to a lot of things. It turns out that it also removed the gatekeepers to nation-level surveillance power.Permalink On twitter.com
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Anyway, the point was to say that you shouldn't mistake a state banning an app as some sort of protective measure on your behalf. At best it's political proxy theater on the level of banning a diplomat. At worst it's a state lacking the resources to operate on an equal level.Permalink On twitter.com
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