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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Gulfport, MS

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tc1uscg

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TikTok and China

The military had the right idea by banning it's use. If it's a security threat, then Apple/Google should do the right thing but you can't just can a popular app because it leaked personal info. Collecting it and using it for bad reasons is another story. Where I work, we do not allow users to put anything non-work-related on their phones. We had one lady who kept trying to put TikTok and Instagram on her work phone. She got reprimanded twice. Told next time, she loses her phone, which takes away her hotspot, which means she can't go out in the field to work, which means... yep, bye-bye. It's in the employee handbook. No unauthorized applications or use of company-supplied cell phones or computers. She can use her personal phone if she wants. But those sites are blocked on our open WiFi anyways.

tshirt
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join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA

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Couple bought home in Seattle...

both T-mo and verizon have pretty defined maps as to 5g vs 4g-lte coverage (strangely it's the ridges and flatter spots that must be missing enough well placed towers the deeper ravines and heavily treed ares appear to have good coverage
and comcast site will tell you if a given address is not found/servicable
so it sounds like a lack of due diligence on the couple and their realtor's part

of course houses have been selling out in the area in minutes and $100k above asking is not unusual right now so a lot of "normal inspection" checks get bypassed in order to get in on the bidding.
the arterials in the area are wide and mostly concrete so a failed bore or damaged road would be expensive to fix which jacks up the price further