Comment by ok123456

Comment by ok123456 2 days ago

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The DHS does that in the United States.

Every major social media and dating application has a law enforcement portal. This was documented in BlueLeaks.

derektank 2 days ago

Do law enforcement portals provide current location information? There's an extended history of the TikTok being used to spy on the location of user devices

https://archive.ph/kt0fY

  • ok123456 2 days ago

    Yes, in some cases. Grindr is the most obvious one.

    • derektank 2 days ago

      Okay, that's because Grindr users choose to publicly share their current location; that's the point of the app. Governments having an API that lets them access data that users publicly share seems substantively different from governments having access to private information, obtaining that information by subverting internal controls at TikTok and ByteDance intended to keep it private. I think anyone not arguing for arguments sake would acknowledge that

      • ok123456 2 days ago

        Most apps coerce their users into sharing location information. That's why they released apps and did not just use progressive web apps in the first place.

        But, this is done under the guise of commercial interests, usually advertising, so it's okay?