TikTok data security, the Chinese surveillance state, Amazon running out of warehouse workers | E1490

Today we kick it off with a discussion of BuzzFeed’s reporting on TikTok, and we debate if there are real risks to worry about here (2:04). Then, we discuss Amazon forecasting it will run out of workers in some of the cities it operates in (37:16). Finally, we talk about some of the ways we are reducing our consumption (43:55). (0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s topics! (2:04) TikTok: BuzzFeed News investigation revealed 8 internal TikTok meetings showing that US data has been repeatedly accessed from China (11:40) Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist (12:52) Hot Takes: should the US ban TikTok? (19:51) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist (21:04) NYT suggests the Chinese government is investing massively in surveillance (36:09) AdQuick - Visit https://adquick.com/twist and mention TWIST to get $1000 off your first campaign. (37:16) Amazon leaked memo from 2021 said the company was in danger of running out of people to hire in warehouses by 2024 (43:55) Ways Jason and Molly are reducing their consumption (51:10) Coming up later this week