• IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I have a friend that uses Tiktok. He has never posted a video on there, just watches crap.

    He went to bed one night in August and mentioned that overnight, as he slept, the Tiktok app sent/received 8.6 gbs of data as he slept, the app was closed, screen locked.

    I can only imagine what the Tiktok app does if you have a son/daughter with Tiktok on their phone (whether you know or not) and work for a state/federal government.

    My friend is a engineer too, still has it installed, not a stupid person by any means (well…). Very unsettling.

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      1 year ago

      Engineering degrees don’t always equal smarts, sometimes it’s just hard work and a talent in math. I worked with a guy who was graduating with a degree in structural engineering and the guy legitimately thought that vaccines caused autism and that the moon landing was faked. I asked him to let me know what bridges he would be working on around the city so I could be sure to avoid them, then I had to have a talk with HR about bullying in the work place lol

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      1 year ago

      I wonder if it’s just preloading videos or something?

      It doesn’t take that much data to spy on someone, unless they’re sending uncompressed recordings of your friend snoring or something.

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        1 year ago

        Hmm, your statement just made me ponder sort of the opposite…

        I wonder if keeps any plans/videos on his phone of sites he has/is worked/working at.