TikTok expands parental controls to include search, commenting and account privacy
TikTok announced it’s expanding its parental control feature set known as Family Pairing to give parents additional tools to manage […]
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Americans Want Facebook and TikTok Banned Over Privacy Concerns
Online privacy is a concern for many users, and a new survey suggests people are most wary of Facebook and […]
TikTok unclear on how old EU data will be transferred to new Irish data centre
TikTok has admitted that it will not retroactively transfer all EU personal data to its new data site in Ireland […]
US bans WeChat and TikTok
On September 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced detailed sanctions relating to the mobile applications WeChat and TikTok. […]
Data Privacy Increasingly a Focus of National Security Reviews
Oracle’s bid to partner with TikTok app may not be a standard-issue business deal, but it’s increasingly the sort of […]
Oracle Enters Deal with TikTok to be “Trusted Tech Provider” to the U.S
Oracle, of the nation’s largest data brokers, has confirmed a deal with TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to become a “trusted […]
TikTok, WeChat & Co: How does spyware get into smartphones?
TikTok, WeChat and thousands of other apps from China look harmless but are, in fact, malware, experts say. The apps […]
Data Commissioner assessing TikTok plans to establish data centre in Ireland
The popular short-video app plans to open its first European data centre in Ireland by 2022, following moves by other […]
TikTok is being investigated by France’s data watchdog
A French data protection authority (CNIL) now has an open investigation into the TikTok. CNIL investigates how the app handles user […]
TikTok found to have tracked Android users’ MAC addresses until late last year
Until late last year social video app TikTok was using an extra layer of encryption to conceal a tactic for […]
TikTok, WeChat Bans Not Crucial to US Security, Experts Say
The US bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for US security, but could step up […]
Documents Reveal What TikTok Shares with U.S. Authorities
Recently hacked police documents reveal the nature of the company’s relationship to law enforcement — not in China but in […]