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TikTok Source code published on GitHub

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Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

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Post by jzymbaluk »

jjd33 wrote: post #3

I don't get why people complain when China spies but when US does the exact same it seemingly doesn't matter. I don't condone spying at all just seems like hypocrisy.

it's blatant hypocrisy. Tiktok is not exceptional when it comes to social media networks, it's just that they are headquartered in China

Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

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Post by mgraczyk »

akshayshah wrote: post #13
mgraczyk wrote: post #6

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Edit: Yes, it's decompiled bytecode, not the original source. Here's an example: https://github.com/augustgl/tiktok_source/blob/master/df_min...

That's literally decompiled bytecode. Each method says "Byte Code" lol

Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

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Post by LMYahooTFY »

jjd33 wrote: post #3

I don't get why people complain when China spies but when US does the exact same it seemingly doesn't matter. I don't condone spying at all just seems like hypocrisy.

I don't get what this comment is aimed at?

The idea that US spying doesn't matter to anyone in the US is very out of touch, within the technical community and even outside of it.

The way surveillance manifests in the US and China is also quite different, enough that it warrants comparing and contrasting those differences.

Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

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Post by colejohnson66 »

banachtarski wrote: post #7
jjd33 wrote: post #3

I don't get why people complain when China spies but when US does the exact same it seemingly doesn't matter. I don't condone spying at all just seems like hypocrisy.

Reverse engineering a published app isn't the same as "spying".

OP might be referencing how the linked repository’s README says TikTok is spyware
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