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		pfisherman on July 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: As TikTok grows, so does suspicion More effective than Facebook or Google? Last I checked they didn’t have their “pixel” or SDK embedded in every web page or mobile app, beaming data back to them. Not saying that TikTok is benevolent or not a surveillance operation, just that they are not yet as big, insidious, or effective as Facebook or Google.

madeofpalk on July 10, 2022 [–]

> Last I checked they didn’t have their “pixel” or SDK embedded in every web page or mobile app, beaming data back to them

Oh you might actually be surprised about that one

https://ads.tiktok.com/help/mobile/article?aid=9663

pfisherman on July 10, 2022 | [–]

Lol! Of course they would! Thanks for this info.

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