benefits without consequences

[JohnR7]

9 hours ago, creativemechanic said:

yes. even in action movies- the hero kills out a group of villains and the next sequel, theyre walking free as if the wouldnt bein jail or hiding out from the police for mass murder

I had a friend that told me that they dug a hole one day and put over 300 dead bodies in it. The main thing that qualifies you for is a government job. If you are willing to kill for the government, then chances are you will not buck the system.  Actually, he worked for the rail-road. If they train hit a car and killed someone that did not seem to bother him much. 

Edited November 10, 2022 by JohnR7

[Sower]

3 hours ago, Alive said:

What is tic toc? Is it like youtube?

TikTok is "unacceptable security risk" and should be removed from app stores, says FCC.

Posted: July 5, 2022 by Jovi Umawing

Brendan Carr, the commissioner of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), called on the CEOs of Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores. In a letter dated June 24, 2022, Carr told Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai that "TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being combined with Beijing's apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data."

Carr also said:

But it is also clear that TikTok's pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have sensitive US user data ... puts it out of compliance with the policies that both of your companies require every app to adhere to as a condition of remaining available on your app stores.

Therefore, I am requesting that you apply the plain text of your app store policies to TikTok and remove it from your app stores for failure to abide by those terms.

In the Twitter thread, Carr pointed out the national security risks TikTok poses.

Excessive data collection

TikTok is said to collect "everything", from search and browsing histories; keystroke patterns; biometric identifiers—including faceprints, something that might be used in "unrelated facial recognition technology", and voiceprints—location data; draft messages; metadata; and data stored on the clipboard, including text, images, and videos.

Carr cited several incidents as evidence that TikTok has been dodgy about its data collection practices.

Relation to the CCP (Communist Party of China)

ByteDance, a company based in Beijing, developed TikTok. In China, it is known as Douyin. Carr mentioned in his letter to Apple and Google that ByteDance "is beholden to the Communist Party of China and required by Chinese law to comply with the PRC's surveillance demands."

The Senate and House committee members, cybersecurity researchers, privacy, and civil rights groups have flagged this as a concern. In 2019, two senators labeled TikTok as a "potential counterintelligence threat we cannot ignore". The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is also concerned about the social platform's "vague" policies, especially in collecting and using biometric data.

[Alive]

Thanks, Sower. Good to knnow.

[Sower]

14 minutes ago, Alive said:

Thanks, Sower. Good to knnow.

Besides the above, if you don't want to expose yourself to blatant temptation from the dark side, simply don't participate.
I have received short vids of very funny stuff from tiktok. Then scrolling to see more, I was sucked into (descended) into the bad side of of human depravity. I avoid when ever possible. I'm a very curious person. But I cannot trust myself on that platform.
I'm no legalist. Just honest and aware of my weakness as a susceptible human being.
 

[Alive]

1 minute ago, Sower said:

Besides the above, if you don't want to expose yourself to blatant temptation from the dark side, simply don't participate.
I have received short vids of very funny stuff from tiktok. Then scrolling to see more, I was sucked into (descended) into the bad side of of human depravity. I avoid when ever possible. I'm a very curious person. But I cannot trust myself on that platform.
I'm no legalist. Just honest and aware of my weakness as a susceptible human being.
 

Living on this world and considering this earthen vessel, I find myself speaking to the Lord many times daily when faced with temptation…” Lord, I do not want that…I want you”. I Think of this as resisting the enemy and he flees among other aspects of abiding.

[Sower]

2 hours ago, JohnR7 said:

You would think that their death would do more to encourage us to witness to people. But it does not seem to have that much of an effect on us to want us to get out and do more to warn them. Even when our very good friends die. 

If you get into the 'habit' of  sharing the the good news, it won't matter if it's your friend, because everybody needs to hear. You will receive the confirmation in your spirit that you are doing the right thing if you only plant a tiny seed.

"The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Are read by more than a few,
But the one that is most read and commented on
Is the gospel according to you.

You are writing a gospel, a chapter each day
By the things that you do and the words that you say,
Men read what you write, whether faithless or true,
Say, what is the gospel according to you'

Do men read His truth and His love in your life,
Or has yours been too full of malice and strife'
Does your life speak of evil, or does it ring true'
Say, what is the gospel according to you'

Arthur McPhee

[missmuffet]

15 hours ago, creativemechanic said:

 I saw a video from Tik tok that basically said this in a nutshell. The former stripper responded to the new strippers glee at making so much money. It amazed me - have you realised ,the world especially the media makes an art  of promoting benefits of certian lifestyles- promiscuity, drug use, crime etc  while not mentioning the consequences? It makes the verse. Galatians 6:7 really pertinent

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Often times, the harvest is far more than  what was planted.

 

Satan is working overtime. Perhaps he knows his time is short. 

[JohnR7]

1 hour ago, Sower said:

You will receive the confirmation in your spirit

Then that is what we should look for. We do not always get confirmation from others. We do want to live life in a way that we are well pleasing to God. So that with His help we are becoming the people He wants us to be. 

[Jayne]

14 hours ago, Sower said:

TikTok is "unacceptable security risk" and should be removed from app stores, says FCC.

Posted: July 5, 2022 by Jovi Umawing

Brendan Carr, the commissioner of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), called on the CEOs of Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores. In a letter dated June 24, 2022, Carr told Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai that "TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being combined with Beijing's apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data."

Carr also said:

But it is also clear that TikTok's pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have sensitive US user data ... puts it out of compliance with the policies that both of your companies require every app to adhere to as a condition of remaining available on your app stores.

Therefore, I am requesting that you apply the plain text of your app store policies to TikTok and remove it from your app stores for failure to abide by those terms.

In the Twitter thread, Carr pointed out the national security risks TikTok poses.

Excessive data collection

TikTok is said to collect "everything", from search and browsing histories; keystroke patterns; biometric identifiers—including faceprints, something that might be used in "unrelated facial recognition technology", and voiceprints—location data; draft messages; metadata; and data stored on the clipboard, including text, images, and videos.

Carr cited several incidents as evidence that TikTok has been dodgy about its data collection practices.

Relation to the CCP (Communist Party of China)

ByteDance, a company based in Beijing, developed TikTok. In China, it is known as Douyin. Carr mentioned in his letter to Apple and Google that ByteDance "is beholden to the Communist Party of China and required by Chinese law to comply with the PRC's surveillance demands."

The Senate and House committee members, cybersecurity researchers, privacy, and civil rights groups have flagged this as a concern. In 2019, two senators labeled TikTok as a "potential counterintelligence threat we cannot ignore". The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is also concerned about the social platform's "vague" policies, especially in collecting and using biometric data.

Thanks for the information.

I gave TikTok a try.  I did find some cute cat videos, but that's about it.

The rest?

• Beyond moronic!
• So fake and pretending to be real.  That always burns me up.
• Stupid!
• Pornographic.
• A waste of my time.