Tik Tok and ya don't STOP

Surveillance and the City

English - August 20, 2020 21:24 - 49 minutes - 25.6 MB
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This week we talk Tik Tok. In recent weeks there has been a lot of fear around this app owned by Chinese company Bytedance, as President Donald Trump declared that he was considering a nation-wide ban on the popular platform.

Our guest for this episode is Shoshana Wodinsky, tech reporter for Gizmodo who writes extensively on social media platforms and privacy.

For our segment 'Stranger Than Science Fiction,' we look at the Black Mirror episode, 'Nosedive.' The premise is that at some point in the future we will live in a world where your credibility hinges on the prominence of your social media. Liz O'Sullivan walks us through how we are already starting to live that reality.

Read more about Tik Tok and Data collection from Shoshana Wodinsky on Gizmodo.

https://gizmodo.com/your-phone-is-a-goldmine-of-hidden-data-for-cops-heres-1843817740