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.
This was not to say "Private citizens think US spying is good" (even though you'd be surprised how many non technical people think so). If the US spies the government is justifying it for "security purposes" and as necessary. I was talking about the blatant hypocrisy with the likes of the US wanting to ban Tik Tok while Facebook does the exact same (and the US gov being sponsored by a Saudi Prince known for human right abuses on North Korean level).
Interesting.
Would be really helpful to see a more detailed expert audit on the reverse-engineered source code, and point out to the actual privacy offenses, and analyze how dangerous they really are compared to other social media apps (Twitter, Facebook, ...)
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:
I'm not sure this is a good precedent to set. if the eula that you agreed to doesn't allow decompilation or reverse-engineering, then github shouldn't allow it.
Conversely, if this is okay to do, then we should be allowed to do this to any code not just TikTok or code that comes from China, even your code even if it means in doing so you might lose some revenue.
There's an argument to be made that all software should be free as in speech, so I won't make the argument here.
It's because it's a Chinese app. US companies have all incentive to show Communist spying. If it was Facebook app it would have been deleted instantly.
It is clear you understand there exists a bind you can exploit for your own gains. This is no different than some license troll working the angle there's no way to contact all contributors to an "open source" project AND have a legally valid argument to remove said viral license, which itself was written by a sociopath.
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!
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[ 5.6 ms ] story [ 80.8 ms ] threadCynical alphanet references aside, you need a judge's order in the US.
No hypocrisy.
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.
Here's an example: https://github.com/augustgl/tiktok_source/blob/master/df_min...
import android.location.Location;
This doesn't deserve to be on frontpage.
There's an argument to be made that all software should be free as in speech, so I won't make the argument here.
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.