What is going to happen to TikTok? - ThreatWire

[@TomNook.]

The irony of Americans needing to use a VPN to get around US Government restrictions on a Chinese app. How the turn tables.

[@woodchuck003]

It's not really that ironic when you realize that Tik Tok is the American version of Douyin and that you need a VPN in order to access Tik Tok from a China based ISP, much like you would for Facebook or Twitter.

[@paulbunt1708]

You could build a strong structure with that irony.

[@danhorus]

Wait, so Tencent effectively controls Valorant's rootkit? 👀

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

🎯

[@UNcommonSenseAUS]

Own nothing, control everything.

[@villageslayer8474]

Yes... And it's disturbing what the reverse engineering community has found...

[@twelfthdoctor4402]

Always did.

[@binarystar-y9w]

Also League of Legends, oh and Warframe too

[@Tiki_Media]

I always enjoy learning about the usual hacker and vulnerability issues. Thanks for your hard work to bring us the stories. Have you ever considered doing interviews with other you tubers reporting on vulnerabilities? Or interviews with reformed hackers?

[@bunnypeople]

I think banning it is trying to put a Band-Aid on a deeper issue. If they really want kids to detach from their phones, then 1.) there needs to be some studies done showing that getting children addicted to harmful technology at an early age could be considered child abuse or 2.) there needs to be a national program akin to Peace Corps that pays for young people to go out into nature for several weeks (planting trees, doing fire watch, other conservation activities) with the stipulation being that they cannot bring a smartphone.

[@thameeranawaratne531]

TikTok should ban everywhere in the world.

[@donamills]

Social media period has its negative effects on society over the past few decades. Not sure what the solution is.

[@skatterpro]

I believe in education and improved standards of living. The negative effects are somewhat dampened by a robust foundation of knowledge, and people tend to be less glued to doom scrolling if they have fulfilling lives.

[@Leonard.L.Church]

​@@skatterprocurrent education systems aren't working though

[@mytechnotalent]

It is going to be interesting to see how the TikTok situation plays out.

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

It just means that Snap, KZbin, Facebook/Insta, and maybe even Mastadon ( if you self host 🤔) Could all get users back or start a new.

[@marco201ful]

Even she was surprised about TikTok's date @4:31

[@ecwnikos]

the only tic toc i have is on my wall with numbers.

[@PikachuCuteCat]

There are two reasons for everything. The good reason and the real reason. Banning Tiktok because of the surveillance threat is a good reason. But the real reason is...

[@Codex_of_Wisdom]

What we really need in the US is data protections from *all* companies, but especially all social media companies - regardless of nationality.

[@NubsWithGuns]

Becauase feeding the machine is ok as long as its secure? You're looking at the problem from the wrong place, not where it starts.

[@KkfightStarBaal]

@NubsWithGuns I think all information being public is actually the best way to do it. Most things are hidden in plain sight and the only ones who have the ability to think outside of the sheep matrix that's around us get to use it for their own good instead of mowing down McDonalds after working 9-5.

[@woodchuck003]

Hopefully the common ground found among National Security leads to this.

[@paulbunt1708]

Absolutely. Just making TikTok the fall guy to keep the attention off of FB, X, and the rest.

[@NubsWithGuns]

@@KkfightStarBaal Are you sure thíat you understand what I was saying?O.o If you want all your info and data public go for it.

[@jadefinchscene5644]

I 100% agree that tik tok has degraded the quality of content on the interwebs. i hate shorts and never watch them, you cant learn anything of substance in such a sort period of time. i prefer longer form, up to about an hour where a topic is delved into and i get to really immerse myself in it.

[@quillclock]

glad threat wire has a level head on about the TikTok situation

[@kylelee7254]

OMG this channel still exists?? Will watch and like

[@Jerhyn7]

Seven words that make algorithms love You. 알고리즘이 당신을 사랑하게 만드는 일곱 단어

[@dregamesta]

I’m pro TikTok ban as well

[@7_of_9]

DJI just said fk USA and removed geofence so you can fly over restricted airspace 😅

[@woodchuck003]

It's a Chinese app whose name is a reference to Moa's Little Red book it will most certainly be banned. I hope the common ground us politicians have found around CCP aligned companies translate to attention to the privacy concerns and mental around US-based social media companies.

[@TheOpinionatedYouTuber]

Ali sounds like she’s reading from a teleprompter; her pauses are unnatural and her speech sounds unpracticed and unprofessional. So disappointing.

[@dennisrogers1387]

you are wise beyond your years.

[@epotnwarlock]

Chinese parts and electronics are in everything, malware is found in embedded devices added to consumer electronics, and many other similar occurances but now tiktok of all things is the major problem? What about the botnet China could have in the IoT devices sold in the US or the Chinese made parts used in the US critical infastructure?

[@skatterpro]

The popularity of TikTok is far greater than the adoption of any IoT devices potentially residing in US critical infrastructure. The risks are several magnitudes higher when you consider that the devices TikTok is used on are used daily, are carried with us pretty much everywhere, are used both personally and professionally and contain tons of sensors that we willingly point toward things we deem important. Not only that, but it serves up endless streams of tailored data made to affect you in one way or the other. The main purpose of TikTok is to make fairly young people post huge swaths of video on the internet. They succeeded, to the detriment of everyone.

[@repairstudio4940]

I'm so on board with you Ali, good riddance to TikTok... Sounds like you have a cold, take care. ❤

[@h4ckh3lp]

7:12 scooby doooo!

[@Jimhwilliams]

Bury the lead...

[@ernestmedina2448]

Aly I liked this video resonated with me then others

[@gustavosuarez3096]

All social media apps and sources should get banned or heavily regulated

[@astrogatorjones]

It's a good idea. But we need to fix all social media apps where propaganda thrives. ̵T̵w̵̵̵i̵̵̵t̵̵̵t̵̵̵e̵̵̵r̵̵̵ ̵

[@daveaster1961]

You are so good at reading but it is hard to listen as it's a bit robotic.

[@billycarter5270]

Ban TikTok

[@DannyCanadian]

I SO agree with your opinion on TikTok. I was wondering if there could be an APK released by TikTok through their channels after the ban from the US and Play Store? Could that subvert the US ban?

[@danhorus]

You can probably download it from international app stores, but the content will be very different without US-based creators

[@TomNook.]

Just use a VPN when downloading updates

[@woodchuck003]

As long as the website hosting the APK is not based in the US then yes. Also the people mentioning vpns are just demonstrating their ignorance of the tiktok ban.

[@paulbunt1708]

Wouldn't be the first company to do such.

[@illkitty]

I understand the security concern. If an app has the potential to identify who and where children and family of individuals with influence are, and a foreign government has realtime access to this info, you could then indirectly get access to those parents and family members.

[@FLadd2024]

What microphone are you using ? Your onscreen microphone isnt plugged in

[@buzzbros2002]

At what point is it unplugged if I may ask? It looked plugged in the full time. The onscreen mic is the Shure SM7B from the looks of it, and the connection point is right by the mic stand attachment area, with it being connected by a black XLR cable. The cable comes out of the mic and over to it. What you may be seeing on the back is the switch settings, which are the bass rolloff and the presence boost switches. (NOTE: I'm not affiliated with Ali or Hak5, just a currently unemployed sound tech/editor who likes to share these things at times)

[@binarystar-y9w]

Goodbye brainrot

[@meh.7539]

Eh... I'm of the opinion that bans don't work. I don't disagree with your criticisms but I don't think banning things is the solution. I think giving people something better to do than tiktok is the solution. To be clear, I don't know what that 'better thing' is but I think that's a more interesting conversation to have than 'ban tiktok'.

[@Riiyan]

Cya later CCP

[@SkillfulHacking]

It's a shame to see this channel going so far downhill. This video is not to the standards Darren used to hold. I'll see myself out now. RIP hak.5

[@tmdrake]

*hug* good show

[@ZachNorris]

Why not just pull it from the stores as part of the law? I'm okay with the ban.

[@whyme8068]

You need to read your scripts ahead of time so you can sound more natural and less robotic. 😮

[@DrunkDelilahBrewery]

Bore off !!!

[@AdamOutler]

Yeah. And drink less the night before. She looks hung over.

[@AdamOutler]

Yeah. And drink less the night before

[@IshaqIbrahim3]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CyberSecPro5]

First Comment Love you from Pakistan🥰🥰

[@SerenityIsLost]

@4:54 RE TikTok, why did you name Biden but failed to name Trump instead only saying 2020 president. While he was president at the time people have already forgotten this ban started rolling with Trump and his comments.

[@kidpresident_1475]

Educated women and Trump don't mix

[@Vesssss]

​@@kidpresident_1475exactly 💯

[@volvo09]

It doesn't matter, the 2020 president could have stopped it, but didn't. Plenty of things the 2018 president rubber stamped happened under the past administration. The guy in the seat doesn't matter. These things are planned well in advance. The media calls it "the tick tock ban", but I guarantee it isn't going to be banned, just new surveillance laws passed.

[@nyx574]

BAN IT!

[@bluemajestic9580]

Rednote should be next

[@tesla2115]

any action if will increase the cyber security of the US then we should do it, we have to keep our country and youth safe.

[@buzzbros2002]

There are actions that will actually keep the country and youth safe, and then there are actions that the politicians and lobbyists say will keep them safe without actually doing anything. The Patriot act really comes to mind when talking about that sort of thing.

[@gd.ritter]

Safe according to whom? Put Trump and Biden (or whoever USA leaders) in a room together and they'll want opposite responses half the time. Who can the entire public ever trust to do right by us? They're all flawed.

[@UNcommonSenseAUS]

DEI Hire

[@timballam3675]

You post on a platform with short videos, that makes you something, what's the word? Oh that's it a hypocrite!