TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-backed workaround
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#2I am concerned about the claims that Apple will turn a blind eye to this, I hope it does not get wide usage.
On a side note... it is stories like this that really make me hate being in the tech industry (yes I know that is a very large net to cast) sometimes.
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#3So, what is CAID? How does it work?
Is it a composite fingerprint based on how the device works, or an alternate ID that Apple isn't restricting yet? Would be nice to get some details about what exactly TikTok plans to do beyond "they found a way to get around it".
Or is that information just not available yet? I can't find anything online detailing what the attack is.
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#4Get. Out. of. china. Or be ruled by the authoritarianism of the CCP
Re: TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-backed workaround
#5So basically TikTok is saying "please take us off the app store" except the hard way. Apple still hasn't budged on Epic trying to get rid of their cut on all Fortnite Fun-Buxxx sales through iOS, what makes TikTok think announcing they are going to blatantly violate the spirit, and possibly the letter, of Apple's no-tracking rules isn't gonna result in their app getting pulled?
I guess maybe they're hoping for a decision in the Apple-Epic trial that leaves Apple hurting? Looks like the trial's coming in May. And maybe Facebook's suing them over being forced to reveal how much tracking they do, too.
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#6Get. Out. of. china. Or be ruled by the authoritarianism of the CCP
Stop. Buying. Stuff. Made. In. China.
Or does it not apply when it inconvenience you?
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#7"Three people with knowledge of briefings between Apple and developers also said the Cupertino, California-based company would be wary of taking strong action, despite a clear violation of its stated rules, if CAID has the support of China’s tech giants as well as its government agencies."
That's chilling.
I tend to have a good opinion of Apple regarding privacy protection, even though I'm not an Apple user, but if even them bow down like this, I'm not sure which company would have the backbone to stand up to the CCP.
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#8Get. Out. of. china. Or be ruled by the authoritarianism of the CCP
Stop. Buying. Stuff. Made. In. China. Or does it not apply when it inconvenience you?
> Stop. Buying. Stuff. Made. In. China.
This isn't possible to follow on the individual level, even if you wanted to. Those 'Made in America' labels on product boxes aren't even accurate either, the parts can be built in China but assembled here, and still have that american label attached.
Re: TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-backed workaround
#9So basically TikTok is saying "please take us off the app store" except the hard way. Apple still hasn't budged on Epic trying to get rid of their cut on all Fortnite Fun-Buxxx sales through iOS, what makes TikTok think announcing they are going to blatantly violate the spirit, and possibly the letter, of Apple's no-tracking rules isn't gonna result in their app getting pulled? I guess maybe they're hoping for a deci…
Well, having serious support in China (including from the CCCP) is one way. Epic wouldn’t matter here since China is an extremely important market for Apple.
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#10Get. Out. of. china. Or be ruled by the authoritarianism of the CCP
Have you missed the last decade where companies from all around the globe do this exact thing all the time because gathering your information is their business?
Google and Facebook get caught doing it constantly. Just this week a lawsuit against Google was given the green light for gathering data when they were not supposed to. And isn't Facebook currently trying to illegally merge WhatsApp and Facebook data? Didn't the last US president complain about the EU stepping in to protect their citizens about this? Don't pretend this is some "evil China" problem.