Hacker NewsMar 27, 2024
Facebook Accused of Using Your Phone to Wiretap Snapchat
https://gizmodo.com/project-ghostbusters-facebook-meta-wiretap-snapchat-1851366093
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Project Ghostbusters: Facebook Accused of Using Your Phone to Wiretap Snapchat

Unsealed court filings reveal Meta's secret plan, "Project Ghostbusters," to acquire valuable intel about Snapchat through its users' devices.

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 Hacker NewsFeb 6, 2024
TikTok Is Destroying Itself from the Inside Out
https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-is-destroying-itself-from-the-inside-out-1851227491
#ycombinator #TikTok #TikTokers #YouTube #Entertainment #Culture #Internet_culture #Mobile_applications #ByteDance #Adam_Mosseri #Taylor_Swift #Instagram #Technology #Internet #Musical_ly #Reels #META #Steve_Jobs #Insider_Intelligence #Cultural_impact_of_TikTok #Pivot_to_video #Kim_Kardashian #Jasmine_Enberg #universal_music_group #Video_software #Social_networking_services #Gizmodo
TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out

TikTok is fumbling critical business partnerships and cluttering its app with unpopular features. It could be the beginning of the end.

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 Hacker NewsAug 22, 2023
The Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying Features
https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-cfius-draft-agreement-shows-spying-requests-1850759715
#ycombinator #TikTok #Committee_on_Foreign_Investment_in_the_United_States #Donald_Trump_TikTok_controversy #Oracle_Corporation #Donald_Trump #Forbes #Internet_censorship_in_India #Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States #Mobile_applications #Politics #ByteDance #Gizmodo #Video_software #Oracle #Social_networking_services
The Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying Features

A draft agreement with a federal agency to avoid a ban would have given US agencies unprecedented access to TikTok's facilities and servers.

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Randy Noseworthy 😼 Apr 14, 2019

Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/13/us/google-location-tracking-police.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

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Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police

The tech giant records people’s locations worldwide. Now, investigators are using it to find suspects and witnesses near crimes, running the risk of snaring the innocent.