Will Duffield InsideSources.com The popularity of TikTok, a Chinese-owned short-form video-sharing app, has prompted concerns among American politicians and proposals to ban the platform. While data exfiltration concerns are hard to allay, the costs of banning TikTok far outweigh any national security benefits. TikTok isn’t a particularly unique or valuable source of American data, but … Read more
As the state opens an investigation into the cause of last week’s multi-day Internet outage, early estimates indicate that economic losses could be in the millions of dollars. Verizon Communications cell phone service was also down for more than 48 hours, but a company spokesperson did not respond to questions regarding the geographic extent and … Read more
Reddit is in trouble right now. After announcing the changes in April, news surfaced that many of the most popular third-party Reddit apps would be shut down by the end of the month. Additionally, five of the most popular subreddits will shut down for two days starting June 12, and every other post on the … Read more
