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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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This is just some bullshit there. I'm not android dev by any means, but I went to "location tracking" part https://github.com/augustgl/tiktok_source/blob/master/df_min... ) referenced in the first sentence and it just seem to use official Android api and nothing else: import android.location.Location; This doesn't deserve to be on frontpage.

I don’t think you read the code carefully

Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

#32
hey everyone! I’m august, the guy who posted this. It is not leaked source code. I reverse engineered the tiktok APK (which was for some reason not protected) and uploaded the source code. I apologize for the confusion.

There is source code in the classes/ folder for the different parts.

Also please be sure to read the code carefully before you comment! Thanks.

Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

#33

hey everyone! I’m august, the guy who posted this. It is not leaked source code. I reverse engineered the tiktok APK (which was for some reason not protected) and uploaded the source code. I apologize for the confusion. There is source code in the classes/ folder for the different parts. Also please be sure to read the code carefully before you comment! Thanks.

Asking the internet to do something (like reading carefully before commenting), when nothing is stopping them from totally ignoring you, is a losing strategy!

Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

#34
post #23

This is just some bullshit there. I'm not android dev by any means, but I went to "location tracking" part https://github.com/augustgl/tiktok_source/blob/master/df_min... ) referenced in the first sentence and it just seem to use official Android api and nothing else: import android.location.Location; This doesn't deserve to be on frontpage.

I don’t think you read the code carefully

enlighten me, please.

Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

#35
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

And China has laws that mandate all Chinese companies (meaning every company) must share every single bit of data, any time, with the authorities.

Cynical alphanet references aside, you need a judge's order in the US.

No hypocrisy.

Re: TikTok Source code published on GitHub

#36
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 really matter because of this: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/14/zhenhua-data-f...
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