Your Data Is At Risk Through TIKTOK
By MYBRANDBOOK
The security flaw in China’s TikTok app was found. It lets hackers use text messages to control accounts. TikTok — owned by Chinese company ByteDance. TikTok has been sued in California for accusations of data transfers to china.
TikTok has got “multiple” security vulnerabilities. Hackers could take control of TikTok accounts and manipulate the content, upload and delete videos and reveal personal information such as a private email address, as per checkpoint.The cybersecurity firm found that it’s possible to send a standard text message to any phone number on behalf of TikTok. On the app’s own site, there is a function that lets users send a text message to themselves so they can download the app.
There was also a vulnerability in a TikTok web domain which allowed attackers to insert a malicious code. This was used to retrieve personal information of users. Check Point said, it disclosed the findings to TikTok and they have been patched.
Now a question arises on weather using Tiktok using is safe, a report says that it has crossed 1 billion downloads on Google play store, which means 1/7 of the world population are using Tiktok. The interesting thing is when you try to record something the app asks for permissions, it asks permission to record for camera,audio and HD card access ,which is very common, the problem comes when it doesn’t ask your permission for your data ,that is your location,you can get to know from the settings. Since they have not mentioned it anywhere, when you off the location, many important app, doesn’t work.
It locates your position and accordingly send the videos based on your locations,by not specific to ur language selections, you will get location based videos.It means TikTok is using the data from ur SIM card.If you will go to the Privacy policy it has clearly mentioned ,they will collect all the information from your social media connections and it uses HTTP server but not HTTPS ( Secure server). It uses AI, as its parent company Bytedance is strongly in Artificial Intelligence and working strongly in Algorithm.
As china wants to be the super power in AI by 2030, The fact whenever you are using TIKTOK, you are just using a survey and empowers its software. And you are constantly feeding them information like what you like and don’t like. All of this information is going to China. With this feeding we are simply supporting China’s version of the internet. It means privacy on the internet is very big question mark, because everything comes with a cost.
Hence, no service is free, when we use any free service then we are the product and our data is our currency. Experts says, if you are using any Chinese made app, then it is advised not to use UPI or any net banking apps there and secondly when creating an account, it is never advised to use Google to sign in. Hence for create a new account and use a different password. Reason being Cyber theft, identity theft, data leaks are real. Keep changing passwords and keep your emails safe.
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