TikTok, for one, promised to knock this off months ago but was caught red-handed, still at it, by the new clipboard notification in iOS 14.
Tag Archives: TikTok
Google deletes Indian app that deleted Chinese apps
Google has deleted an app from the Play Store that offered to delete Android software associated with China.
TikTok’s handling of child privacy gets another watchdog’s attention
Use of the kid-addicting, video-sharing app is exploding during lockdown, triggering yet another inquiry into how safe it is for young ones.
TikTok announces “Family Pairing” – bust your moves but cap the risk
Having someone older to watch out for you while you’re online can be reassuring. That seems to be the idea behind TikTok’s Family Pairing.
TikTok users beware: Hackers could swap your videos with their own
TikTok doesn’t use HTTPS for its images and videos – so crooks could swap out the videos you see and you would never know.
Senate bill would ban TikTok from government phones
Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from DHS, DoD, TSA, and the State Department.
US military branches ban TikTok following Pentagon’s warning
The latest attempt to prove it’s not under China’s thumb: TikTok’s first transparency report.
TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed
The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap.
US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy
Collecting children’s data without their guardians’ consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.
TikTok owner to separate company over US national security worries
Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok might be under fire from US politicians but it’s not going to go down without a fight.