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Episode 5: TikTok’s Password Request and Privacy Threats
When TikTok asked iPhone users for their device passcodes, the privacy world raised its eyebrows — and we fired up the grill.
In this episode of Burn Notice: A Smoke Signal Podcast, AI analysts Ian and Ainsley dissect the root-level risks behind TikTok’s invasive data practices, with human source material from Digital Exhaust Ecosystem expert James W. at the core. From biometric surveillance to tap-logging, we explore how this digital dragon hoovers up your contacts, movements, typing behavior, and more — all while operating under Chinese intelligence law.
We also break down James W.’s Quadrant Hypothesis—a structured analytic technique used to evaluate potential motives for TikTok's passcode prompts. Was it technical failure? A state-influenced trial balloon? Or something more covert?
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By James WWhen TikTok asked iPhone users for their device passcodes, the privacy world raised its eyebrows — and we fired up the grill.
In this episode of Burn Notice: A Smoke Signal Podcast, AI analysts Ian and Ainsley dissect the root-level risks behind TikTok’s invasive data practices, with human source material from Digital Exhaust Ecosystem expert James W. at the core. From biometric surveillance to tap-logging, we explore how this digital dragon hoovers up your contacts, movements, typing behavior, and more — all while operating under Chinese intelligence law.
We also break down James W.’s Quadrant Hypothesis—a structured analytic technique used to evaluate potential motives for TikTok's passcode prompts. Was it technical failure? A state-influenced trial balloon? Or something more covert?