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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@ebakerwhite Thank you for your reporting. I’m not very surprised by this (is anyone?) and think the more interesting question is: how does a journalistic institution like Forbes prepare for this? As someone who reports on sensible issues and works with sources - why do you use TikTok? How are you trained when it comes to cyber security and espionage? Chinese spies are not surprising (see eg https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41857894-chinese-spies), do you talk about such issues?
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