TikTok: The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back

This week on Liftoff by Bottle Rocket, Tony and Peter dig into some heavy themes around TikTok, Data, Privacy, and your Data as a Currency. How much are you willing to trade for your privacy? How much is your data worth to youTikTok may be a video sharing platform, a social media app, or a way to make fun videos… But actually it’s a rally cry. Perhaps we need to have a better understanding of the value that our activities across the global digital ecosystem bring to entities.Is thumbing through 60 second videos worth forfeiting your privacy and data?Episode References:Amazon told employees to delete TikTok from phones, citing security risks, then changed its mindhttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/amazon-tells-employees-to-delete-tiktok-from-phones-citing-security-risks.htmlRedditor who reverse-engineered the TikTok app claims it's a huge data collection schemehttps://www.inputmag.com/tech/redditor-reverse-engineers-tiktok-app-claims-massive-data-collection-schemeDaily Crunch: TikTok’s CEO resignshttps://techcrunch.com/2020/08/27/daily-crunch-tiktoks-ceo-resigns/TikTok To Sue Trump Administration Over Banhttps://www.npr.org/2020/08/08/900394707/tiktok-to-sue-trump-administration-over-ban-as-soon-as-tuesdayFollow Us:Follow Peter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterklayman/Follow Tony on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tony.ux/Learn more about Bottle Rocket: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/