NYC bans TikTok on city-owned devices

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New York City is banning TikTok from city-owned devices and requiring agencies to remove the app within the next 30 days.

The directive issued Wednesday comes after a review by the NYC Cyber Command, which a city official said found that TikTok “posed a security threat to the city’s technical networks.” Starting immediately, city employees are barred from downloading or using the app and accessing TikTok’s website from any city-owned devices.

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Tiktok scans your clipboard. If there is any confidential stuff you want to copy, pls don't use Tiktok.

I don't use TikTok, and there are a ton of reasons to be concerned about sending massive amounts of data to corporations, especially when they're state associated, but a very large amount of apps scan your clipboard.

Have you ever had an app text you a one time use code, and automatically input it? That app scans your clipboard. Facebook, Instagram, X, all scan your clipboard.

I see this brought up a lot and it just seems like the wrong argument against TikTok.

All of those are espionage channels for unaccountable, non-democratic organisations with a history of interfering with democracies and funding coups. All should be considered equally malicious.

Sir, ignorance is always the best argument /s

At least that's what I'm shown time and again on the internet...

It doesn't show any more private than Facebook, Instagram and X. Also you should aware that you are mixing up a legitimate usecase of the clipboard than a more malicious usecase. Tiktok also repeatedly scans the clipboard instead of a one time thing for SMS codes.

I Don't use tiktok but that is wild...