TikTok is 'fundamentally parastic' and little more than 'spyware', says Reddit CEO Steve Huffman

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Popular social media app TikTok is 'always listening’ and its fingerprinting technology is ‘truly terrifying’, claims Reddit’s Hoffman

TikTok is "fundamentally parasitic", using "fingerprinting technology" that is "truly terrifying", according to Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman, labelling the popular social media app as "s...

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