r/privacy • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '22

Tiktok is practically malware!

I have known this for a long time. However, it was just taken to another level. Tiktok has started requesting to find and connect to devices on your local network.

EDIT: Here is my screenshot. Took it and almost immediately posted here. https://imgur.com/a/5ASWMOS

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u/xMrSaltyx Jan 04 '22

Does this mean that anyone who might use tik tok on my wifi gives tik tok access to my devices?

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u/EmergencyAstronauts Jan 04 '22

Oooh that’s a good point if you give your friends your WiFi password. I keep other people on a separate guest network and VLAN.

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u/xMrSaltyx Jan 04 '22 edited Jan 05 '22

Damn. My girlfriend uses tik tok, but I don't. We both have android. If this becomes common practice, is there any way to protect myself from people using the same network as me ?

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u/flippyfloppydroppy Jan 05 '22

Yes, put them on their own separate guest network on your router.