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the lack of digital/cyber literacy in the US is astounding....absolutely ridiculous people would do something like that without realizing the risksChew wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:26 pm Funny thing about the ban:
A Chinese app very similar to TikTok, called "RedNote," is the #1 app in every provider's app store and has seen over 20,000,000 new American users in the last week LOL.
I'm not surprised at all. We're a country of morons. Mind you I say that knowing that when I talk to my daughter and even Mrs. Sisko in some cases about guarding their privacy on their devices, I'm met withBraveLilToasterOven wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 8:58 pmthe lack of digital/cyber literacy in the US is astounding....absolutely ridiculous people would do something like that without realizing the risksChew wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:26 pm Funny thing about the ban:
A Chinese app very similar to TikTok, called "RedNote," is the #1 app in every provider's app store and has seen over 20,000,000 new American users in the last week LOL.
*sigh* You usually don’t upload images of your face to Temu but you are probably right about this being a squeeze to get the ip; but couldn’t they sell the user base to a use company then license the algorithm?Doyler23 wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:29 am TikTok will shut down in the United States as a means for the people on TikTok to put pressure on their Legislators to come up with a fix. They may sell eventually, but they won't do it on their deadline.
A tremendous part of their value isn't just their user base, but the algorithm itself. The clones of TikTok suck in comparison. And it's pretty obvious that companies like Meta and X want to get their hands on that IP. And that means putting pressure of the government to ban it so they can "rescue" it possibly on the cheap.
Why isn't the government shutting down Temu or Shein if they're so concerned about security risks for Americans?
I imagine the game of chicken may end up with some sort of sale/license. But just like when a network is feuding with a cable company, it often doesn’t get settled until after the screen goes blank.SWIM wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:46 pmYou usually don’t upload images of your face to Temu but you are probably right about this being a squeeze to get the ip; but couldn’t they sell the user base to a use company then license the algorithm?Doyler23 wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:29 am TikTok will shut down in the United States as a means for the people on TikTok to put pressure on their Legislators to come up with a fix. They may sell eventually, but they won't do it on their deadline.
A tremendous part of their value isn't just their user base, but the algorithm itself. The clones of TikTok suck in comparison. And it's pretty obvious that companies like Meta and X want to get their hands on that IP. And that means putting pressure of the government to ban it so they can "rescue" it possibly on the cheap.
Why isn't the government shutting down Temu or Shein if they're so concerned about security risks for Americans?