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aquarain t1_j1bofxf wrote

>WARNING! Disabling your ad blocker may open you up to malware infections, malicious cookies and can expose you to unwanted tracker networks. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

EXCLUSIVE: Every social media app spies on every user. And apparently, Forbes web pages too.

Get this: that's what they're for.

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Tigris_Morte t1_j1dkmnr wrote

Never use an App for what should be a web site. - IT Security 101

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y2kizzle t1_j1b3t4e wrote

But how could anyone have foreseen this ??

/s

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Pelo1968 t1_j1b573g wrote

Good for tiktok, Forbes is a 1% mouthpiece

But otherwise fuck tiktok they're a disease.

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aquarain t1_j1bolo1 wrote

You need only look at the Forbes web page to know they are not qualified to report on technology.

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OneMetalMan t1_j1b8no4 wrote

Look at me pretend to be captain obvious as I post on a Chinese owned social media platform.

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ryanhoulihan t1_j1cnb4g wrote

Facebook did worse this year. Let’s do something about all of them.

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Optimal_Locke t1_j1bqgq7 wrote

Uuuum, TikTok spies on everyone... That was its intention from the beginning. China stores all its collected data on gargantuan servers in massive office buildings.

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