cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/6214098

I want to follow some people on tiktok, for the content they put out. I am, however, a somewhat privacy-minded person. Any suggestion on how to make TikTok less privacy-invasive? Some DNS app?

I am on Android, not rooted.

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Don’t install an app you don’t trust. There’s no private way to do it.

    TikTok lets you view people via the web browser, just bookmark them, and check up on them periodically. I don’t know if you could get an RSS feed for them, might be possible.

  • 4am@lemm.eeEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Blocked at the firewall at my place.

    Just don’t. If you want TikTok content then look for YouTube compilations or reposts (do shorts work on Piped?)

    TikTok is one of the most privacy-invasive apps ever created, and that’s before even considering the data they get from watching what videos you watch/like. They harvest literally everything they can from your phone.

    I guess if you run it in a VM on an Android emulator with a VPN and strict vlan/firewall rules using an email address you created specifically for it, but even then it doesn’t seem worth it.

  • Emhyr var Emreis@lemm.eeEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Use a private DNS and patch the app with revanced. Don’t use your primary email or phone and never give it permission to access your contacts.

    That’s only if you really want to install it.