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When Forbes tech reporter Emily Baker-White found out last year that ByteDance, the controversial China-based firm that runs the video-sharing platform TikTok, had used the app to track her whereabouts as she covered the company, she knew she was on to a major story. And she was worried — but not necessarily about herself. The “theory” behind the tracking, she says, was to cross-reference her locations with those of TikTok employees to see who might be talking to her.

“During this saga, I have not ever feared for my physical safety. I have not ever been really afraid of the company [or] the Chinese government coming after me,” says Baker-White, who has reported extensively on whether TikTok’s “access to information about, and ability to influence, millions of U.S. citizens” is a national security risk. “But I know that there are [sources] I’ve spoken to who do have those fears.”

Baker-White is right to be concerned.

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[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the excerpt! It definitely enticed me to read. It's a very long read that I have to save for later but the first half was awesome. This is what I expect from journalism.

The title is TERRIBLE like they tried to pick the most click bait title possible. It is from a single quote from a source that really doesn't give much more context. What it really is about is the current technology and government surveillance and how journalists struggle to protect their sources with this technology and it always changing. It's really fascinating and well written. And it's not just America or China or whatever but also talks to journalists from other countries or talks in general what other countries have. (Like I said I couldn't finish it today in one sitting. But I got decently far so grain of salt because this is all based on what I read so far)