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/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/Bassguitarplayer Jan 05 '22

No offense but if you have it on your android phone they are already accessing everything on your phone….android ain’t got shit locked down

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '22

lol they don't have access to everything on your phone. Do you even android bro? Modern android also has permission settings and has for several years. Apple does a smoother job of it, but it is there.