In case you needed any more confirmation that TikTok/Other Social Media companies are just spyware...

If you've been on hackernews recently you may have seen this article, this dude made a tool that can detect the JavaScript commands for in-app browsers use and found some questionable results. For example,

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> When you open any link on the TikTok iOS app, it’s opened inside their in-app browser. While you are interacting with the website, **TikTok subscribes to all keyboard inputs** (including passwords, credit card information, etc.) and every tap on the screen, like which buttons …

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