TikTok; Google; Your Data | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

From 2020, Bill Whitaker's report on TikTok; Steve Kroft's 2018 report on the power of Google; And also from 2018, Kroft's report on data protection.
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0:00 Introduction
0:10 TikTok
13:39 The Real Power of Google
27:14 Your Data

[@PaulJackino]

The irony. We're watching this on an app Google owns.

[@toomuchdata]

...and Google can (and most likely does) share the collected information from users in other countries with the US government in the exact same way that the US fears Bytedance does with the Chinese. Because government/corporate surveillance only worries the US when the US isn't the one doing it.

[@lizannewhitlow1085]

Profound dramatic irony.

[@77jaycube69]

Thank you. I am glad someone sees it.

[@lukethompson5558]

It’s also ironic that this guy is complaining when his company (Yelp) is the #2 search result in his example of how unfair it is 😂

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@toomuchdata Well obviously man? I swear dudes always act like they dropped the big "gotcha" of course Im more concerned with the authoritarian police state acquiring my data over Google. Anything domestic is of less concern to me for obvious reasons. Now if you're not American that's different, but otherwise? I fear the adversary over targeted ads... (though still google should face EU style regulation)

[@dmac7128]

The one important point completely left out is the fact that the US has no comprehensive privacy laws that would prohibit what Tik Tok, Google, and Facebook do all the time, sell personal data to third parties without their knowledge or expressed consent for each and every time it is sold to data brokers. (The privacy act of 1974 only applies to governmental organizations and HIPA only applies to medical/healthcare providers)

[@pnwnewyorker9088]

But FREEDOMS!! Congress can do this ask them why they won’t.

[@Michael-mh2tw]

Yes, they do. State level. Also, just don't consent to the data collection in the settings. It is your fault, otherwise.

[@dmac7128]

@@Michael-mh2tw "Just don't consent to data collection". That's like saying "Just don't pay for it" Without data collection, social media companies couldn't function. The issue is, what they do with all the data that is collected on you. What 3rd parties that data is sold to? And it isn't clear what you are giving consent to. If a company like Google decided to sell data collected on you to a 3rd party, they should have to gain your explicit consent to do so. Plus any data collected on you is YOURS not theirs. And it should be barred from being stored outside the United States. This is covered under EU law. There needs to be a FEDERAL law that is equivalent to the EU.

[@Michael-mh2tw]

​@@dmac7128 No, they actually could function without it, and have in the past, for almost 2 decades, when they relied solely on advertising. Advertising still makes up the vast majority of revenue from websites. It is very clear what you consent to, you are just too lazy to read. If you don't know what 3rd party they sell it to, and you want to know, then do not consent. They do have to gain your explicit consent, and you give that consent when you open KZbin, etc. You can take extra precautions, but I'm assuming you don't, and still use chrome, allow cookies, allow excess javascript, and do not block other kinds of telemetry. No, data collected is not yours, by law. It is not covered under EU, only the retention of data with consent is regulated, not the sale of it. And most people still click the 'I consent' button in the EU, anyway. (I live there). It doesn't sound nice to hear, and you want to feel big by complaining about the big tech companies, but at some point you need to recognize that it's mostly your own fault if you do not take both the technical steps to avoid such issues, and the outright legally provided steps. Btw I don't see how there being a federal law would make any difference, when states are currently in a trend of creating states laws. State laws aren't simply there as temporary measures until a federal law is in place, you know. They are real, concrete and enforced laws. And yes, it is a bad idea to use your full real name online, etc. PS 'each and every time' - GDPR doesn't cover this, at all. Americans don't know what the EU is. Americans don't know that the EU commission is currently trying to essentially ban privacy by making encryption illegal. Americans don't know what they have. That's enough ranting about the EU.

[@Michael-mh2tw]

@@dmac7128 2nd reply here, and probably last one - forgot to add - Yes, it *is* like saying 'don't pay for it'. If you don't want a certain set of transactions and conditions to be met when you deal with a company, then do not deal with them, or look for an alternative dealing with that company.

[@eauneau]

Even if we had no TikTok, privacy would still be a fairy tale. Everyone who has a cellphone, regardless of what apps they think they’ve safely installed, everyone who has a Smart TV, an AI assistant (Google Home, Alexa, etc), who uses the internet (despite tasting a VPN), who has a video doorbell, who uses credit cards, who drives a car, who uses public transportation (buses, planes, trains, Ubers, Lyfts), who goes anywhere in public, can all forget about having privacy. It does not exist and hasn’t for a long time. If no one has exposed what you thought was private, it honestly probably just wasn’t interesting enough to expose.

[@allah-is-a-slavemaster]

there are degrees of privacy, so it depends on the individual how much privacy they want.

[@2stroketyson79]

Maybe but tiktok is still a cancer

[@loveanimals-0197]

Total lies. Most of the Americans need an education on their own country's founding principles. America wasn't built on hating on other countries and calling it a "national security risk" whenever they don't like something. Even a kid with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science knows more about how TikTok collects and stores data. This documentary is laugh-worthy.

[@JoseCruz-rj9cp]

True that. However, better the enemy that you know!...

[@paulinesz15]

or why not get themselves inside a cave...that way they have all the privacy they needed....lol...just kidding...Kidding aside.we all wanted to live privately, we all wanted to share only what we want to share..I guess there is no stopping with AI in the move and the more humans getting more and more intelligent and curious. I guess again, we just need to be vigilant and read a lot. Anyways even the smartest human can be outwitted. There are so called accidents or mistakenly circumstance.

[@jonasga]

A few weeks ago I had a verbal conversation with a relative about buying new mattresses. Never searched online for a mattress in my life. A few days later my google news feed was jam packed with mattress ads. I notice stuff like this all the time. Google records every single word every human being says and uses it to target advertisements. It's mass scale felonious wiretapping.

[@MeiinUK]

Google also records your voices too. The smart mobiles made by china. Actually provides surveillance. It is not just your actually what you type but also voice. And the cameras as well. This is why the cameras hole is at the front of the cameras. This is how china manipulated their own people to do what they want.

[@MeiinUK]

This is stalking.

[@tonyinfinity]

And what are you going to do about it? NOTHING! Either deal with it or don't use technology. Pretty simple.

[@scorch4299]

its more likely you typed matress somewhere and dont rememeber

[@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629]

@@scorch4299 yeah except no.

[@sharongillesp]

How can we believe China is offering free expression and creativity in a country that doesn’t allow free expression and creativity?

[@Hatewontwin]

How can we be in such a disfunctional relationship with China and still pay for them to make cheap things for us?

[@sawittwo]

Was about to say.

[@RozieBeverly]

brilliant

[@timothyw7402]

The same could be said about the US tho, its all “selective freedom”

[@Captford]

Communication outside of China is blocked. I do not have Tic Toc but when I was in Hong Kong China I tried getting Tic Toc. Instead, I got a message stating that it was blocked and not offered in Hong Kong.

[@RockoRango]

This was a major wakeup for me, as the entire school district in Ohio I grew up in was a “Google-Sponsored School”. We were taught using non-google products was dumb, and were forced to use chromebooks and chromeOS all the way until graduation.

[@OLong-fv8vq]

Some Florida districts are doing similar things with MicroSoft Hardware and Software.

[@stephengolden6080]

​@@OLong-fv8vq officials taking kickbacks in exchange for these types of promotional schemes.

[@ENTJ47]

Y'all mislabeling things (NOT SAME ISSUE)

[@roxaskinghearts]

if i do nothing wrong why should i care if people have my data explain to me why mass murderers exist see that data is a double edged sword if i wanted to i could to pretend to be a victim using data i gathered from you to get you arrested because everyone knows jail is a death sentence for the terms of your happiness and sanity

[@gnukkignukk7536]

Was about to mention that TikTok are not the only ones doing this. CCP or not, I still think it's really not that much better. Knowing some employees of Google and their agendas, I'd rather not have them getting access to anything on my phone.

[@davidmann4533]

I never had TikTok and never will😂

[@LilyEvans1996]

That’s awesome! You should be proud of yourself! I did fall into the hype but I deleted it a long time ago thankfully

[@ericf1461]

But you use google, facebook, iPhone ???😂😂😂😂

[@LilyEvans1996]

@@ericf1461 well yes they track too but at the end of the day you gotta lessen the bad stuff you know? Like why use 8 things that track you when you can use 7 or 6

[@jnfe]

Very interesting that China's version of Tik Tok is about academics and other "creative" learning pieces of content, whereas in America it's about twerking & fighting and fully-grown adults engaging in prepubescent pranks.

[@Blitznstitch2]

Depends on what content YOU engage with cause my tiktok account isn’t full of what you described

[@catsNcode]

Don't you think that reflects more on how the people behave rather than a different app?

[@Mom_sBasement]

Don’t blame TikTok or anyone else other than the parent.

[@LacedVenom]

obviously you have a messed up fyp. if you only perceive TikTok as that. - the algorithm is learning from YOU! it’s giving you content that YOU are engaging in.

[@yourmommashouse]

People have such narrow views, this comment section reminded me of that

[@SinaLaJuanaLewis]

The government isn't concerned with our privacy but theirs. The government does the same thing to us. This is why Instagram and Facebook have different agreements with the EU cause the laws are more severe.

[@ryanreedgibson]

Yep! And seeing goons like Josh Hawley provide insight is upsetting. He's a traitor to democracy. Nothing he says can be taken at face value.

[@GR8APE69]

That's definitely true, and the US is being somewhat hypocritical considering what we now know the NSA is and has been up to since shortly after 9/11. THIS issue is different from what the NSA does merely in the fact that it is being conducted by a US adversary which poses a national security risk. There's good reason to be worried about an adversarial country collecting massive amounts of data on your population. I'm sure China is similarly worried about the NSA spying on Chinese citizens, which may have something to do with why websites like Facebook and Twitter are banned in China and blocked by their nationwide firewall and replaced by Chinese copycats. I don't really know where we go from here though. We spy on them, they spy on us. We make 6th generation fighter jets, they [steal our intellectual property and reverse engineer our superior hardware in violation of international law so that they can cheat and copy American designs]. We have Amazon, they have Alibaba. Stuff like that.

[@seymorefact4333]

🇺🇸 Google, Amazon, Facebook, Cisco, Intel, Qualcomm, etc are CIA NSA AND USA MILITARY tools for spying. ALL THESE CORP are funded by CIA and have military trillion-dollar contracts They read your email text, listen to your calls, and view you through your camera! I'm more worried about USA govt and media than China 6000 miles away. Congressmen have investments in these Corp and don't want to lose money! In 2011 the USA govt CIA caught listening, reading text andemails on EU leaders! Still does spy on EVERYONE.

[@mk177]

@@ryanreedgibson runs pretty fast tho

[@ryanreedgibson]

@@mk177 LMAO, yeah he does.

[@Florencecoxx]

In china tiktok is more focus on education and building your life.

[@Florencecoxx]

Most times it amazes me greatly how I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over $63k per month, Utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years that there are lots of opportunities in the financial market. The only thing is to know where to invest.

[@bjoe631]

@@Florencecoxx I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading bitcoin on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more.

[@Florencecoxx]

@@bjoe631 That won't bother you if you trade with a professional like *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* my coach, you may have come across him on interviews relating to bitcoin and stocks. He trades, manage trading account and offer mentorship program for clients who wish to become professional investors.

[@bjoe631]

@@Florencecoxx You allow people to trade for you? that's interesting, I would love to learn, hope it’s safe?

[@thirtyonesolid]

Wow I can't believe you guys are discussing about Gary Mason Brooks , I once met him at a conference in California 2019, just before the pandemic. I can testify that he’s very good in trading..Highly recommended.

[@AwokenEntertainment]

the way the executives downplay what is going on is terrifying..

[@yUrNeRo98]

Same phobia and banning with Japanese cars in 80s'

[@Likesubscribable]

​@@yUrNeRo98well that ain't happening anymore lmao they're wanting Japan to be armed to the teeth! The problem with Japan was they never allowed themselves to be infiltrated or overwhelmed by migrants or foreigners.. they ensured Japan stayed japanese for a thousand years

[@CB-py7zr]

Our own government does that to us already. If you are just now getting concerned after watching this video makes me concerned

[@dbsmith4873]

BIG BROTHER been drooling 🤤 down our throats since J Edgar Hoover

[@nostradamus9608]

WE elect Our own US government. WE have NO control over chinese communist dictators. See the difference, comrade?

[@CB-py7zr]

@@nostradamus9608 lol I'm confused on your point you're trying to make if both parties are still doing it. 😆 ya feel me comrade?

[@neonnoir9692]

Keyword being 'our government', not a hostile state.

[@YouTubeCensorsEverything]

A foreign adversary attacking US privacy is recieved a bit differently than the lack of oversight in the NSA. If you have failed to learn that it doesn't make me concerned it just makes me think you're an idiot.

[@crankyanker]

They need to delete all the social media junk. Things were so different before myspace and Facebook

[@KailuaChick]

Facebook was fun in 2006 when its sole focus was helping college kids find out who was hosting a kegger each weekend. I miss those days.

[@Latino1777]

@@mikeauxbig LoL!

[@christinebraids]

Agreed

[@FriedRice3519]

I'm rly young and you're right. People whine and complain that social media is necessary bc it's "modern day" and we have become smarter/have more access to more information yet, social media is just doing the opposite, despite having so much information at our finger tips ppl are still dumb, have the attention span of a goldfish, and just end up waisting their time and potential by being on social media for hours. Not to mention how literal babies are given phones and who knows how it will mess up their brains when they're older. Truly sad.

[@lrrich8023]

Just had this conversation today. Social media had a window of being genuinely helpful and cool. Once it got revamped to data mine, sell ads, and try to addict you like gamblers to a casino it all went downhill.

[@kevinodell1502]

“Is Google a monopoly?” LOL, just Ask Jeeves.

[@Silly_Hobbit_Twix_Are_4_Squids]

And A.L.E X.A Shh! 🤫 *Don't wake her up.*

[@scorch4299]

@@chrome-ostech1508 mcdonalds isnt. plenty of other choices for fast food.

[@jamesd6996]

All of those innocent looking platforms are in fact a trap and what's scary is: 1) people have no idea. 2) still there are no privacy laws in US. I worked for tech and I am very aware of the horrific evil these companies do. I don't have a single social media account and would strongly advice you to do the same. You have no idea what these guys do.

[@Praisethesunson]

Bro your youtube sign on is a social media account

[@mattfetter4123]

I have been targeted since 05 . Know exactly what you are talking about!

[@Praisethesunson]

@@mattfetter4123 The FBI is on their way to you this Monday

[@sleepnomore6065]

Or just use false personal data and pseudonyms, obviously!

[@selah71]

​​@@Praisethesunson True. Like the OP, KZbin is the only social media we have. Nor do we use our smart TV or any device that requires WIFI and/or the Internet, just have unlimited data. Less is best.

[@fallenfromadamharishon]

Funny how they always point the finger when they know damn well they all are working together!

[@alins4313]

Should personal data be considered personal property and added to the 3rd amendment? Do we really believe our country isn't already collecting our information just like China? Add it to the 3rd and we'd all have to be compensated!

[@yukil7]

Big techs in Western world mainly use the information to make money from you but Chin govt uses those info to influence your political views which may eventually jeopardize your country and your living in it. The risk is completely different

[@Trump-jv8xf]

Yes, but during war time, they would have free reign? Does the third talk about compensation? I know it states no soldiers housed in civilian housing during peace time but that’s all remember.

[@mattfetter4123]

Research DHS fusion centers, and the terrorist watch list. How anybody can be put on this illegal fbi list. No due process to get off the list. All for money. For more surveillance , and torture.

[@DrejaAndi]

Our politicians have the power to do something about Google's lobbying influence, so why don't they? It's because those same politicians don't want to give up their rich donors. The problem is that politicians want to target any company that threatens their own power, but they really don't care about overall principles nor how these companies affect the rest of us.

[@MrFernanrc]

I can't believe you can tell the truth without getting cancelled, thank you. Our companies are threatened and after giving them all the technology, they can't compete with their products, so they cancel them.

[@loile8754]

👍🏻

[@felixgrimberg2754]

​@@MrFernanrc дБ Зю? Ю? Б?

[@seymorefact4333]

🇺🇸 Google, Amazon, Facebook, Cisco, Intel, Qualcomm, etc are CIA NSA AND USA MILITARY tools for spying. ALL THESE CORP are funded by CIA and have military trillion-dollar contracts They read your email text, listen to your calls, and view you through your camera! I'm more worried about USA govt and media than China 6000 miles away. Congressmen have investments in these Corp and don't want to lose money! In 2011 the USA govt CIA caught listening, reading text andemails on EU leaders! Still does spy on EVERYONE.

[@thinkinsidetheboxsquarecir3303]

🤔💯

[@Franklin-fb9xp]

Our government does the sensor thing using so called " license plate data". Tracking keystrokes is what the FEDS do to read what you type. They can get your passwords using a Keystroke Logger.

[@softshell812]

Small detail but I love that the dude's a Director with stickers on his laptop- lol

[@grss1982]

"We have strict data access transfer controls." Am I the only one who thinks this is quite the BS coming from a multinational company with offices around the world?

[@shereef3823]

Typical statements from EVERYONE/Anyone who is a 'theif'.

[@ThePinonpete]

If you tell someone a secret, it's no longer a secret ! So ? If you don't want all your information to be known, keep it to your self !

[@alwayshavestrengthjoy7450]

Right. I was taught that in Middle School!

[@user-qc8vj3vp9v]

Exactly 💯 % Peter.

[@jennypatterson5889]

Yep if u can't keep your own secret, don't expect someone else to

[@c.9231]

By watching this video and using your phone you have "agreed" to give them information on yourself.

[@justincadle7070]

If it’s not Tik Tok, google, or Facebook, it will be someone else. The root of the issue must be addressed. No collection of personal data if the user opts out of it.

[@susanw489]

However, if not one it's the other that pretty much everyone has agreed to their TOC............so that info is already out there, or findable.

[@georgegouvas27]

IF

[@2beJT]

Users gonna get nickel and dimed but it'll be worth it if they can afford the unlimited scrolling $6 a month for fb/insta package and $5 a month for x.

[@angel12x12]

Thank you for your honesty.

[@luckyluciano1623]

LMAO, Tik-Tok is not that sophisticated. I used to have it and I got rid of it because I felt like it was trying to Lead Me in the way I didn't want to go. Tik-Tok is trash, just a waste of time. Go out and live your life don't watch other people live theirs

[@he_lost_get_over_it]

"Go out and live your life don't watch other people live theirs" Love that, it's so true!

[@m-fee4359]

yup!

[@GABRIEL_CRAFT]

Fun facts: TikTok in China has more educational focus and 45 min. time limits for minors. The US version of TikTok is actually banned in China.

[@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX]

Yup 👍!!! they’re trying to dumb us down. It’s working good too.

[@catsNcode]

The reason it is banned in China (and the Chinese version not available here) is because of the data management policies that they discussed in this video. This is the same reason why other sites/apps are blocked in China by default.

[@DAVIDMAINORD]

WONDER WHY?

[@Pimpin0225]

Exactly

[@chiffonbee4673]

Maybe it’s because they care about their Kids . Pretty sad when a communist country cares more about the adolescent children then a democracy. Our Government could do the Same! But we’re still waiting for the red dye that causes cancer to be taken out our kids food, meanwhile, all of Europe has taken it out 25 years ago! Politicians need that lobbying money and whoever it hurts.. oh well 🙄

[@garysantos7053]

Every time you turn on your TV, use your phone, walk down the street, drive your car past an intersection, or watch this 60 Minute episode, Corporations, law enforcement, and the government are collecting your data.

[@Franklin-fb9xp]

Like the FBI IRON FIST operation.

[@SDCSW3333]

Is it just me or did anyone else notice, Vanessa Pappas, the interim CEO of TikTok, seemed shady during her interview? She looks like she’s hiding something? Her body language and especially her facial expressions seemed totally suspect. Please share your opinion of what you thought after watching her interview that starts around 9:50 of the video. If you have any other insight into Vanessa that might be helpful, please share!

[@javiernunton4117]

Years ago, when there were no cellulars or the technology it exists today, I read an article in the Selections Readers' Digest about the non-existence of "privacy" in the US... This has evolved so much that it does not surprise me at all. It is happening everywhere.

[@jeremiahogedegbe4038]

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[@scottdorsey8220]

Privacy??? What's that?

[@mdharmaraj1631]

its an unholy nexus between big tech and "bought politicians"

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

Agreed. It's called the Supreme Court of the United States. They are the government entity that legalized dark money bribery from oligarchs, both foreign and domestic, in their 2010 Citizens United Decision.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

And if you don't comply... BELIEVE ME... you shall become erased or--if you're lucky--merely invisible.

[@pizzadoe7922]

It would have been a better use of time to pass a comprehensive set of laws protecting US citizens' privacy from ALL TECH COMPANIES. Instead, politicians are too busy with their Great Power Struggle game and excessively obsess over TikTok.

[@kitcoffey7194]

but but but consumer privacy marginally reduces PROFITS, so can't have it. you get the regulations and protections YOU VOTE FOR. If you keep falling for "small government" fanaticists, don't expect regulations on anything. And we see how well UNREGULATED capitalism takes care of us. Look at the 1920s and 1930s.

[@mattfetter4123]

If you only knew the game the politicians have been acting like they are there for us. We have been duped.

[@matsebep]

"If you don't pay for the value your derive or entertainment you enjoy; then know that you are the precious and valuable product." - MP

[@NotMee45]

At the town high school here, we have a unified basketball team, which includes kids with special needs, and kids without. It's THE MOST SPECIAL thing to watch 🏆

[@NotMee45]

@@dieselbaby lol my video must have changed before I hit comment 😂😂😂😂😂

[@silasdietrich7464]

USA government: Tiktok is illegally collecting your data Snowden: USA government is illegally collecting your data

[@PaliCanon250]

Putin: Snowden is my good little traitor who always helps slag the USA.

[@uncapabrew4807]

Excellent point! This young Man what in mid 20’s when that went down . Same against Julian ! Shut down the truth 😢😢

[@YouTubeCensorsEverything]

Also Snowden: i Iove America not China.

[@yukil7]

How those governments use those data is what you should be concerned with!!

[@gregholmes3642]

Thank you for your information that’s helpful.

[@TradBarbie]

No one in Military or Government should allow *any* listening permissions to *any* app.

[@ryanreedgibson]

Google does all of this and more. I trust each of the equally. Which is not at all. I am a content creator on both and I made much more on TikTok than on KZbin.

[@sandi1410]

Popular Apps Key Statistics TikTok was the most downloaded app globally in 2022, with 672 million downloads. And that is why the US wants them out of US. The ad revenue that titok is taking from Google and Facebook is sinking them both...especially after iPhone started blocking ads.

[@lealudwig714]

@Ryan Gibson I would like to understand what is the reason that you prefer to use tiptok comparing to YT ?

[@DOUBLEDEFENSE]

Google isn’t the CCP apple meet orange

[@ApproachingPerfection]

@@sandi1410 lol you people are very very misinformed. First of all the govt wouldn’t give a crap about capitalistic gains of a U.S. company because they won’t see a majority of that money. The problem is the vast amount of user data TikTok collects UNNECESSARILY*, they aren’t collecting the type of data that advertisers look for so tell me ask yourself why they need to collect such a vast amount of unnecessary user data. You people greatly underestimate the limits of the CCPs covert antics to eventually over throw the US and become #1. China is as malicious as they get, here we are as mindless Americans who can’t seem to live without an app while people in China laugh at how pathetic the people of the west are. In china if you told it’s citizens that an American app was collecting an unnecessary amount of user data and it was putting national security at risk that app would be undownloaded by everyone in a day. Chinese understand the crucial times we are in, you and a lot of people don’t understand that we are on the brink of war with a country that has capabilities we’ve never gone against and here you morons are complaining about not being able to mindlessly scroll all day fufilling your little short gratification filled life

[@stevensalazar2713]

This why I never downloaded TikTok

[@Uncommonsensetoo]

I haven't as it is just so stupid, but yeah this is another good reason.

[@ibuukere184]

Me too . Felt like not liking this app something fishy was smelling

[@michelero4297]

We have a start at those laws here in CA now. Many companies are not following it as detailed but do offer Accept / Decline buttons. I found many decline buttons just don't do anything or work at all. One even sent me to a form to fill out which required ALL my personal identification before I could advance to request to opt out. Snakes in the grass.

[@louisecandelmo8567]

Thank you to European Privacy Law! And to those working behind the scenes

[@sweetbermudaonions60]

I've never had twitter or snapchat or tik tok...I don't see the point of these annoying apps.

[@Uncommonsensetoo]

Well, that makes at least 2 of us ;-)

[@lilbostin5358]

your comment screams "i'm a boomer"

[@the5thYearSeniors]

You must be over 35 yo

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@the5thYearSeniors Wisdom comes with age, some old wise man said. The smartest of boomers avoided all the "socialist media" crap like Facespace and Mybook and Tickbite.

[@herawalters5037]

im a tiktoker from new zealand and always knew that it was a platform to study the mindsets of everyone ...data intel;legence ect ...watched documentries about tiktok and it didnt stop me ive never had any bad experiences personally myself but however im aware of the content coming through can be harmfull to others ...theres alot going on and some stuff ive seen is totally inapropriate to the platform ...i love alot of content that comes through ive learned more in a day then in my lifetime ...some content is very educational ...i do believe the darkside of tiktok should be looked into banned or not world wide

[@ronaldgamber1181]

Tictok delete apps 🎉

[@iLilith11]

It's a chinese spyware

[@mousqy]

spoken like an addict

[@mydpRu]

Do you notice that the format used on this platform affects one’s ability to concentrate for longer than a certain amount of time? Does it seem to you that the dopamine one gets from watching short videos on TikTok stops them from looking into themselves?

[@lovesallanimals9948]

​@@mydpRu what😅😅

[@thehighcommunity247]

They see EVERYTHING WE DO. THERE IS NO MORE PRIVACY.

[@clairefoxgloves4824]

They should get a life!!

[@Robskimask]

I'm happy ppl talking about this, I know the world is changing in the next 50 years privacy will be a thing of the past

[@johnsaylor1583]

It's already a thing of the past, even if the data collected isn't being used to its full potential.

[@6ixConfessions]

"There is none more greedy than the eyes of man." Big Tech; case in point.

[@petratical]

That is why 1 john 2:16,17 say's; "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God abides for ever."

[@Infamous41]

@@petratical that's a glib answer to any question or response

[@petratical]

@@Infamous41 Nothing insincere and shallow with the word of God, "For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires." Hebrews 4:12.

[@Infamous41]

@@petratical that's true

[@dopeass97]

This includes you

[@ericmcclellan5391]

All of those TikTok videos are being harvested for biometric data. Facial recognition, micro facial expressions, and body movements can be used by AI algorithms for deepfake replication and fine-tuned mind control.

[@douglei4413]

Chinese government could easily use video from anywhere and still do these things.

[@ericmcclellan5391]

@@douglei4413 U.S.A. better wake up. This is more than anything the CCP could glean from any other source. TikTok provides an archivable real time direct stream of uniquely intimate psycho/physiological 4D biometric data for every users video, as well as the contextual social networking data. The biometric data for the content creator's expression is referenced with the corresponding biometric data for the entire network of consumers. It's a very unique and extremely valuable data set.

[@MSRez95]

I signed up for TikTok for the first time last month. I didn’t give them permission to access my contacts and etc. my account was suspended permanently the following day. I think that’s the reason why I was banned because I didn’t give permission to access my phone.

[@cosmicfaeriewitch]

chronic tiktokers either refused to click on this video or won't be caught dead on youtube 😂 thats okay, much nicer here that way.

[@KailuaChick]

Agreed, KZbin requires an attention span that chronic tiktokers don’t possess

[@Uncommonsensetoo]

I think they have probably lost too many braincells already to figure out how.

[@philarriswhitesinger8440]

😂😂

[@carlagilyazov3275]

This is exactly why we are not on TikTok and most social media.

[@jerseymontana1310]

Like you're anyone that has something interesting to steal from

[@jadeh2699]

It only takes one.

[@markusmath3421]

@@jerseymontana1310 that's not the point lol

[@nicestrat]

would you say that in real life to their face? lol.....

[@jerseymontana1310]

@nicestrat easily. I'm not no punk beesh and blood pumps through my heart, not kool-aid son

[@teneleven4457]

So, Facebook, Google, Instagram, KZbin aren't collecting data? We don't have to give them access to our contacts and photo albums when we use them?

[@pogosmama1]

She smiles her way through every answer when these are serious questions, trying to project that these aren’t serious at all, therefore we shouldn’t take the issues raised in the questions seriously, also. I never trust anyone who smiles their way through simply everything.

[@skytrakn]

The Yelp founder’s comments are hilarious as Yelp only promotes your business if you advertise with them otherwise they bury your info. Pot calling kettle black.

[@augustusmd]

google, fb, microsoft, twitter, youtube, tik tok.. they are all the same.

[@Uncommonsensetoo]

Yes, they all collect information but at least the Anerucan companies can control their own data. Also KZbin and FB has interesting content and Google and Microsoft searches are certainly useful. TikTok is just stupid.

[@texasd1385]

The same what?

[@MajICReiki]

appreciate this 60 minutes!

[@Ho.us.sem.]

spy using social media apps can happen the problem is why some countries are alowed to do it (espacially us ) while other countries can't do it

[@truthhurts3524]

KZbin is my only “social media” and I like it that way. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@missshroom5512]

Me too

[@tammypennington9495]

Me too! Lol

[@ericmarin6454]

Same here.. 🍻

[@PaulJackino]

Ahhh yes, I'm kind of in the same boat. I like your username btw.

[@zaidnoori6371]

KZbin is owned by Google 😅

[@elizabeth_evangelium]

I love 60 minutes been watching it as far back as I can remember

[@silencedogood9835]

If you can only remember back to yesterday, that's not very impressive. Lol.

[@TONEakaSHOW]

Back when 60 minutes lasted an hour 🤷‍♂️

[@ethanquenum4778]

@@TONEakaSHOW Yeah, just like in Africa.

[@MR-G-Rod]

Get two phones. Treat one like you treat your social security number. Treat the other like you treat your junk mail.

[@davidwalker2144]

4:46 who owns TIKTOK? 2:01 what is TikTok business? 2:21 who is clan kitchen ? 2:41 why is TikTok fused with China government? 2:57 why collect 100 million users data? 3:36 what does TikTok ask it's users to do? 4:52 what is byte dance? 4:56 Who is Zhang yaming 5:42 why is the Algorithm so good? 5:50 Who is Josh Hawley? former A.G Missouri 6:23 did TikTok appear to take the Oath? 6:56 TikTok share data with C.C.P under law? 7:26 What's china and TikTok goal anyway? 7:40 FBI Charged 4 Chinese military hakers 7:47 Equafax credit reporting agency 145M 7:54 Anthem

[@wt8522]

I understand the threat of TikTok, but 60 Minutes promoting "The Heratige Foundatation" and "Josh Hawley", that I don't understand.

[@im_qwesi1194]

But google and Facebook does it yet I don’t see any 40mins vid on it 😂😂

[@KailuaChick]

This video literally includes both Google and Facebook. Only the first third is about tiktok.

[@tamararouviere6585]

It helps my mentally stay sane amen 🙏

[@cboy5oc]

TikTok should be called "Trojan Horse". We need a law like the EU has. It is frightening how free these companies are with our information. The companies say they will give the person's data to the person? NO!!! These companies need to start from square 1 and have permission for any data they have on a person. Use the European law for a model.

[@2beJT]

I wonder if they map everyone's environment with the lidar in our phones.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

By not using the apps, individual " s data will not be collected. I never have FB Tweeter, nothing to collect from me DW did an extensive report on this subject recently, the documentary titled THE BUSINESS OF OUR DATA

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

What's the difference between Tik Tok and the completely monopolized digital platforms like Twitter etc? if *both* superpowers allow the monopolization of their unregulated digital industries and both are profiting from surveillance on what their average citizens prefer to watch for the sake of *more* advertising - truly - *what* is the actual difference between China and the US? The *name* of the type of government they choose to call themselves?

[@RealMTBAddict]

China is on Russia's side. They are on the side of evil. They are friends with North Korea too.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

@@RealMTBAddict Not to split hairs, but if I may: The "governments" of China and Russia are friends with the "government" of North Korea. The rest of the people in those nations are average citizens. Just like you and me. :)

[@RealMTBAddict]

@@JustMe-vk4fn yep

[@Boristheborat]

Twitter youtube insatgram and Facebook are all illegal in China. You need to a proxy server to access them.

[@livioangel]

stupid people don't read they like to watch people dance

[@scoop9722]

60 minutes, such a valuable and great show, thank you!

[@jeremihjnr6517]

There is a lack of awareness amongst Americans. People living outside the US use Facebook, WhatsApp, twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram etc - should other countries also demand the above are localised? American exceptionalism is quite a thing.

[@Phxshadowz]

TikTok is no worse then google,Facebook or twitter. They just hate competition

[@ApproachingPerfection]

Not true. If u knew what u were talking about you’d know they collect a lot more than Google and Facebook. You people are oblivious lol, do you never ask yourselves why they would collect such vast amounts of useless data. Certain data is sold to advertisers by every company who does but TikTok records everything

[@jamesmarchetti3286]

This is a Very and Most Important Story that Every American should watch and learn!! I spent 40 years in Computers full-time and sometime as a Internet Security Technician !!! 😳 !! 🥺 !! I do have a list of Apps that I will never use !!! And there is a group of people who De- Google their cellphone and am in that process to better and safer Alternatives !!!!

[@sashalawren598]

How do you DE-Google your phone because that's all you have as your search engine!!

[@mr.emaaejae6058]

This is how OnStar knows if you are the one driving your car, or someone else is: Your PERSONAL driving pattern HABITS. Whether you HABITUALLY don't do jack rabbit starts; or don't drive over a specific speed; or it can even sense your personal body weight and that of your regular passengers; how you apply your brakes; the times and days you activate and use your vehicle, etc.

[@kitcoffey7194]

Most people don't drive well and if you ever had a family member killed by a reckless distracted motorist, you'd want more technology in cars too. OR more comprehensive public transportation so driving is less necessary. It's wrong that people can get a license at 16 and then never have to take a refresher on laws and driving ever again. "Right on Red" also meeds to be banned, a 70s holdback that directly harms pedestrians. Self driving cars will save many lives if we can think with facts. The facts are that humans aren't very good drivers.

[@mytexasdays1526]

She's protecting her income and if she shares with us what really goes on we'll cease using the sites or cut back considerably on what we post.

[@Visekk]

not gonna lie , you guys choose great tiktoks in this episode to keep us locked til the end . now keep the same energy and talk about youtube ?

[@postxtito]

I love this show, I've been a fan for over 20 years

[@runnergo1398]

Me too. I don't think there has ever been a single bad episode. That's a matter of opinion, though.

[@analogchris9084]

FAN SINCE THE SEVENTIES HERE... 60 MINUTES has been a reputable & highly regarded program since its first broadcast. UPLOADERS: PLEASE PUBLISH THE ORIGINAL DATE OF THE TELEVISION BROADCAST WHEN YOU POST THE VIDEO: IMPORTANT FOR THE VIEWERS TO KNOW FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS!!! .

[@ethanquenum4778]

They've got all your data now.

[@robusa5082]

Great seeing you again, I think you forgot to mention the line about investigating the fraud concerning the 2 issuers 12/05/22 9:07 am...thanks

[@jennifercashman738]

These discussions always have an inherent irony to them... for example, there are a ton of people on dating apps and TickTock, etc that put ALL their business online... and then these same people are shocked when their data is utilized in this way?

[@ModeSOLOgaming]

I don't allow tik tok in my house and my kids haven't even been able to use it yet. I stopped that before it started. KZbin has also been banned, except for me and my wife, and my kids won't even have their own phone for quite awhile.

[@GTIGUYY]

Good job! I wish all parents were like you.

[@reelfly]

Nice! I believe it should be an age limit on social media just like alcohol!

[@casamia995]

god will gave you paradise for such education

[@soupnfresh]

Why are you hiding them from the world. They're going to be clueless when they get out there. Instead COMMUNICATE with them.

[@Iheartpeace22]

Well good luck with that..cause unless you plan on keeping them at home forever they’re just gonna look at these things when they’re not with you. How bout being logical and discuss with them safe usage of the internet. BTW if you and your wife have smart phones your usage, searches and location are being tracked. The only way to stop it is to go off the grid! I can only assume that since you’re on KZbin you have no intention on doing that! So get over it and teach your kids and apparently yourselves about safe usage.

[@monkeywrench1951]

Google is been doing this for years and has been for the most part responsible; leaving China before turning the data to the CCP. Tiktok, has to respond to the CVP, who pays the executive bonuses.

[@ettaadams6125]

Very Interesting. Appreciate the info😮

[@rjust2297]

60-minutes intros perfect for your tik tok story.

[@bkhustler]

we should appreciate the work some of these people are doing and how they have interests in uncovering, countering and disseminating this information. fair and few between. TY

[@2stroketyson79]

uncovering lol they knew this all along! these people aren't stupid! they only "come out" about it when the average folk start figuring it all out! Its just Good cop Bad cop on a grand scale!

[@loveanimals-0197]

Total lies. Most of the Americans need an education on their own country's founding principles. America wasn't built on hating on other countries and calling it a "national security risk" whenever they don't like something. Even a kid with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science knows more about how TikTok collects and stores data. This documentary is laugh-worthy.

[@joe4190]

The government is trying to persuade the less knowledgeable as they are more easier to brainwash and just like the big corporations are doing to our brilliant politicians

[@minicitekedioh6132]

The question is, who owns the users' private information? If the information is private or secret, it ceases to be so once it is release to Google. If you want to own your private information, do not release.

[@zephheine9681]

banks

[@cnssegura]

@@zephheine9681 I highly doubt it's banks, probably more like specific investors. Which ones though...who knows...

[@zephheine9681]

@@cnssegura owo

[@zephheine9681]

banks do

[@sherryhardeo6370]

Should be easier to obtain court orders for privacy deletion.

[@seanowens1006]

The joke is on Chinese government. . Monitoring Tik Tok users is like the equivalent of monitoring, Beavis and Butthead, the Kardashian family, and a group of assorted 12 year olds

[@zaylahwalls8864]

😂😂😂 22:10

[@lucidx2]

Maybe if they were only collecting data on the users but the terms and agreements give them the power to collect data on any phones near them its not so simple as you say AI requires data to function the ones with the most data even if it seems inconspicuous to a user can build AI models and consequences beyond what a simple user can understand , this mass collection of data and API is advancing so rapidly the future implications are vast and not clear to most

[@kitcoffey7194]

they want to know what we will spend $ on since they know we'll never pay their debt back...and we don't manufacture anything here anymore. THAT is the real vulnerability.

[@SDCSW3333]

Funniest comment of the day! Thanks for the laugh!

[@ahmedkhailey927]

when money comes justice will disappear, that is why we dont have privacy last 20 years because of tech companies.

[@DS-nv8bi]

before tech, FBI ,CIA, IRS,

[@the1common1man]

The last thing I would want to see is Hawley on this.

[@lyndastarwriter8507]

Listen, when I shop with a particular debit or credit card, the merchandise, the time, the amount spent is kept by the stores. Granting permission for a platform that uses cookies to monitor what I'm purchasing and how often. Amazon and other on line merchants throw out pop up ads on unrelated pages I happen to be on, like this one. Three shirt ads from a merchant I just purchased them from popped up while watching this. BTW, my computer keeps a history of recently watched gigs on KZbin, MS proffers recent documents I've not saved as such for easy accessibility, ad infinitum...

[@diannadima7082]

Google discloses way too much information about it's subscribers. This is so sick and very scarry to say the least. There is no protection of the subscribbers. Google sucks when someone wants to do a search. I can never get to what I want. Never. It is so frustrating..

[@RDSSPIEGEL]

The answers from the TikTok lady are about as fake as her smile..

[@jban4457]

Do we want them to have our information? That question has already been answered, every time a new user chooses to agree with the policy in order to use the app.

[@tamararouviere6585]

The people who are speaking out are telling the truth

[@Jason-gt2kx]

Good topics but It would have more impact if they gave a couple details of what Cjina could do with the information they gain. Most Americans won't care unless you give them a reason to care

[@c.9231]

I think it's obvious but you are correct, a lot of people need it spelled out for them. We can see in the comment section that some have missed the point entirely.

[@wildblueworld]

Not only TikTok. Also, the two best (and FREE) video editing apps for mobile phones are Chinese, and at least one of them is owned by the same mother company that also owns TikTok. I hope that tells something to the US content creators out there.

[@annetteyoutube742]

I pay attention to who makes a tech product. Question: is looking at the address listed for a company good enough to determine if it's foreign or not?

[@wildblueworld]

@annetteyoutube742 it is at least a great 1st step, but it doesn't hurt to dig in even more.

[@greatwhiteswag]

@@annetteyoutube742 absolutely not unfortunately. Almost every foreign company I look in to uses a domestic address or one in an alternate friendly/neutral country.

[@2beJT]

No. I have bought items that had Texas HQ but every time I reach out for support or need super admin account level assistance the tracked links I use say Pakistan.@@annetteyoutube742 To be clear, I think everyone in this world is entitled to earn a living and there are good people everywhere. However, I am not entrusting that data to Karachi. Found an option in Colorado that is actually in Colorado. Now the arms of justice I have access to can reach them.

[@PinkLlamaGrl]

The slice of vids provided by 60 Mins goes to show they have ZERO idea what content is actually on TT. It’s so much more than that

[@ApocaIypse666]

The irony of Tim cook is apple devices are the most sophisticated tracking device today

[@bebopnola]

I just saw a great video on why we can’t find anything on Google anymore. It’s because of SEO advertising of course.

[@catsNcode]

SEO isn't advertisement. It's a set of rules and protocols that helps pages get ranked in results. The rules are available to everyone to access to optimize their websites

[@tatasweeps]

Yep.. they even control the traffic flow of cars = control gasoline usage. If you use Lyft or Uber, their maps use the "direct" road, but It is NOT the fastest or most gas-efficient route. They will choose the one with the most stop lights, turns, and through residential (more stop and goes)areas when you can easily select a route on the highway maybe adding a mile or two but it will undoubtedly be far more fuel efficient. They send you via main avenues (more merchants that pay for advertising) so you can see them, not on a highway. I have my selection on highways and it constantly keeps sending me across town where there are tons of lights and stops.

[@tamitatangoto5134]

I have a question and it may sound ignorant but what if I was to go back to let's say the 70s time. When I used the house phone, and had a message machine that took a message for me. And I got rid of my cell phone and my iPad and didn't use the apps anymore. Yes it would be an inconvenience for a certainty. But what I want to know is would I fall off the radar where the tech companies and the government are concerned?

[@alicecampos-ayala3290]

Ooh wee! I’m glad you see this big problem. 9:53

[@joromo]

I don't have Tik Tok. Because I'm not stupid. Goodbye.

[@KailuaChick]

AMEN! 🙌

[@Uncommonsensetoo]

I don't have it as I don't want to become stupid, and I don't want to provide my information to the Chinese.

[@thabom9791]

But you have google, twitter, FB, instagram.

[@chrisr8717]

The fact that Josh Hawley is in this, I’m having a very hard time taking this seriously.

[@HyzersGR]

That's not something to brag about. I'm certainly the opposite of a fan of his but what he's saying about TikTok is true.

[@williammartinez840]

I was in disbelief. He was acting civilized.

[@B_Bodziak]

@@dieselbaby Nope. My negative opinion of him is based upon his own actions and speech. He also comes across as a petulant child when asking questions in the Senate.

[@scarpfish]

@@dieselbaby The only thing highly biased and propagandized is your post, and well, Josh Hawley himself. He used the recent school shooting in Nashville to political hobby horse about "hate crimes" before the dead were even buried.