TikTok

August 12, 2020

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 […]

August 11, 2020

Recently hacked police documents reveal the nature of the company’s relationship to law enforcement — not in China but in […]

August 9, 2020

President Trump on Thursday invoked his emergency economic powers to impose broad sanctions against TikTok, a move that steps up […]

August 9, 2020

Google “abuses Android OS to obtain a competitive advantage”, according to a lawsuit filed this week alleging that the Alphabet […]

August 6, 2020

Given the US’ threatened actions against TikTok and the outcome of Schrems II, it is clear that the spotlight is […]

July 22, 2020

Australia is scrutinising the popular Chinese-owned social media TikTok platform for any risks it may pose to users from around […]

July 17, 2020

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the country’s telecommunications watchdog, said it has fined the company 186 million won — around […]

July 6, 2020

Tiktok has said it will be moving ownership of its users’ data in Europe to local subsidiaries, in a boost […]

July 6, 2020

TikTok has claimed that the Chinese government has never requested for user data, nor would the company turn it over […]

June 12, 2020

Chinese video app TikTok’s practices are to be examined by an EU task force, the bloc’s privacy watchdog said on […]

May 13, 2020

The watchdog say they will “examine whether TikTok adequately protects the privacy of Dutch children”. The probe will examine whether […]

January 8, 2020

Researchers at CheckPoint have discovered a flaw within TikTok which allows hackers to text users malicious links. Over the past […]