03-14-2024, 02:56 AM
TikTok like all other social media is an albatross of narcissism and mob mentality on the neck of the civilization of thoughtful discourse. Not necessarily more or less than Facebook or Twitter...
The data people don't realize these apps collect that is relevant isn't so much about your preference for viewing videos... which ones you might re-watch or comment on, but even when you scroll where you linger or where your pointer lines on a computer. More importantly, tho, they try to suck up all that location information because that's awesome for all kinds of targeted advertising and behavioral inference.
At the zoo.
At the farmer's market.
At the clinic.
At that funny little bookshop.
At Starbucks.
ALL THE TIME.
The data people don't realize these apps collect that is relevant isn't so much about your preference for viewing videos... which ones you might re-watch or comment on, but even when you scroll where you linger or where your pointer lines on a computer. More importantly, tho, they try to suck up all that location information because that's awesome for all kinds of targeted advertising and behavioral inference.
At the zoo.
At the farmer's market.
At the clinic.
At that funny little bookshop.
At Starbucks.
ALL THE TIME.