![]() ![]() “The app could’ve changed fingerprinting techniques or added/removed some of the nasty things they do. Keep in mind that Bangorlol released his initial commentary a while ago and hasn’t touched the app in months, and when he posted his findings, they were also a few months behind. Or that they have nothing to hide, so ‘why should I even care?’ I think the apathy is sourced from people just not understanding the security implications (at all levels) of handing over our data to a foreign government that doesn’t discriminate against who they target, and also doesn’t really have the best track record when it comes to human rights,” he said. ![]() “The general consensus among most ‘normal’ people is that they can’t/won’t be targeted, so it’s fine. TikTok’s earnings have risen proportionately with its increase in popularity and its owner ByteDance made a net profit of $3 billion last year, according to a report from Bloomberg.īangorlol thinks that we as a society have normalized giving away our personal information and have no expectations of privacy and security anymore, so giving TikTok our data together with our money is nothing surprising. Honestly, it’s more complicated and annoying than most games I’ve targeted,” Bangorlol explained. They hide functions, prevent debuggers from attaching, and employ quite a few sneaky tricks to make things difficult. There’s a ton of obfuscation involved at all levels of the application, from your standard Android variable renaming grossness to them (bytedance) forking and customizing ollvm for their native stuff. “TikTok put a lot of effort into preventing people like me from figuring out how their app works. Reportedly, it took 200 days for the Chinese development team to create the original version of TikTok, but when Bangorlol got his cursor on its code, it had no chance. ![]() I’m kind of a ‘jack of all trades’ kind of guy in the sense that I’m comfortable in most areas of software engineering and mostly pretty okay with many security topics.” I like security in general and typically find at least a few major flaws whenever I change employers. I hunt bug bounties when I’ve got the time, or help my friends out with theirs (or their CTF challenges). Then, click the flag icon marked "report" and choose the reason that best applies from the list provided.įor support, the National Sexual Assault Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-656-HOPE(4673) or visit the RAINN website to chat online with a trained staff member who can provide confidential crisis support.“Lately, it mostly involves reversing my company’s partner APIs so we don’t have to wait for them to create something custom for us. If you come across videos that promote rape, sexual assault or violence of any kind, click on the arrow on the lower right side of the video-located just below the comment function. Some TikTok users are also urging people to block any videos that promote rape and sexual assault. So out of an abundance of caution, I think everyone needs to just try and stay home." How to report "And there is a mix of people who seem to claim that it is a joke and a bunch of other people who are trying to say it is very, very real. "The trolls of the internet have declared April 24th.," another TikTok user says in a clip as the words "National Day" appear on screen after a trigger warning. #ShowMeYourMask #alphabetmafia□ #lgbt #women #nonbinary #trans ♬ original sound - □️□□ShowMeYourMask□♍️
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