TikTok CEO fails to convince Congress that the app is not a “weapon” for China

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/congress-calls-tiktok-ceos-security-and-privacy-assurances-worthless/

by eysquared • 3 years ago

3 1 3 years ago

Glad to see them being held to account. I've posted before that the TikTok ToS allows them to legally track the names of other apps and even the names of files stored on your device!

Go to their Privacy Policy page: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy-us?lang=en

Click on "What information do we collect?"

Scroll down to the section "Information we collect automatically " and the sub-section "Device Information".

This is what it says:

    Device Information. We collect certain information about the device you use to access the Platform, such as your IP address, user agent, mobile carrier, time zone settings, identifiers for advertising purposes, model of your device, the device system, network type, device IDs, your screen resolution and operating system, app and file names and types, keystroke patterns or rhythms, battery state, audio settings and connected audio devices. We automatically assign you a device ID and user ID. Where you log-in from multiple devices, we will be able to use information such as your device ID and user ID to identify your activity across devices. We may also associate you with information collected from devices other than those you use to log-in to the Platform.

One of the listed items is "app and file names". :-0

TikTok CEO fails to convince Congress that the app is not a “weapon” for China

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