PourTikTok, 2019 was a year full of records: the company is in the top three for downloads on the App Store, not to mention thatit generates tens of millions of dollarswithout blinking. But its success is attracting the attention of many founders, starting with those operating in the same increasingly competitive social media sector.
Among them, that of Reddit, known for being the playground of many technophiles, early adopters and activists. Its current CEO,Steve Huffman, thus took advantage of an event in which he participated this week to remind us how important it is to remain careful when we choose to whom we communicate our personal data.
Should we take this statement seriously?
According to him, it is clear: TikTok is an application “parasitic“, “always listening” of the slightest actions of its members. Concerns that overlapthose that the FBI had for example formulated last December with regard to FaceApp, developed in Russia.
Clearly, by installing this platform, you have a greater chance of being spied on. But in reality, this statement is not surprising: the resale of private information is the source of income for moststartupslike ByteDance, owner of this Instagram competitor available on iOS.
EvenRedditoffers to distribute advertisements based on the profiling of its users. Alexis Ohaniane's startup, formerly of Y Combinator, welcomes to its board*… Significant Chinese investors: Tencent, at the origin of PUBG or WeChat,already pinned by the University of California for security issues.
*board= all investors and decision-makers in a company
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