Emily Baker-WhiteDec 22, 2022

ByteDance used TikTok to track my location — and the locations of two of my colleagues — to try to find our sources. We reported on this back in October, but kept things vague to protect sources. Today ByteDance admitted it, so we can say much more:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/12/22/tiktok-tracks-forbes-journalists-bytedance/

EXCLUSIVE: TikTok Spied On Forbes Journalists

ByteDance confirmed it used TikTok to monitor journalists’ physical location using their IP addresses, as first reported by Forbes in October.

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Show thread0bondo7

@ebakerwhite I don't understand why the Internal Audit and Risk Control team at Bytedance approved the surveillance campaign and so few people were terminated.

Who holds this internal Bytedance team responsible?

Dec 22, 2022 at 10:20pmWeb
Show threadKadinDec 23, 2022

@0bondo7

"Who holds this internal Bytedance team responsible?"