Posted Aug 27, 2020 We are watching the US Stock Market indices rising dramatically in the last few weeks, with Tech Stock Prices leading the charge upwards. We are almost back to March 2020 levels. This Bull Market has been fueled by dramatic rise in stocks of Tech Titans like Amazon, Tesla, Apple, Facebook, Twitter to name the notable few. In fact, Tesla’s stock has been on a tear since March and is now up ~600% leading to a humorous remark making the rounds “Tesla Bears – stay in your caves” which aptly sums up this irrational exuberance sentiment.
Month: September 2020
Algorithms, Big Tech, Cybersecurity, Tech Leadership, TikTok, US Federal Government Oversight, US National Security, US Trade Policy
TikTok Takedown Order: National Security recommendations to prevent actionable surveillance of American Citizens by a Hostile Foreign Power (China)
(Uploaded 8/25/20) TikTok is a very popular app with over 1 Billion downloads, which translates to almost 1/7th of World Population. This app is very popular among youngsters here in the USA, just as it has taken the world by storm. TikTok like all other “free” social media platforms, treats its users as their product, their personal data as its currency, and their Business Model is predicated on trading one’s personal information to use these “free” services. The app’s privacy policy says TikTok “may share your information with a parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of our corporate group” while