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ByteDance's head of security says it's impossible for China to get hold of TikTok user data because it's stored in the US

ByteDance global chief security officer Roland Cloutier said China has no jurisdiction over TikTok …

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TikTok, Instagram and YouTube data leak exposes data of 235 million users

"The data was spread across several datasets and the most significant being two coming in at j…

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Will comply with India ban, not sharing users' data with China: TikTok

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Chinese short-video making app TikTok on Tuesday said it is in the proces…

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TikTok doubles down in Europe with new $500 million Irish data center as it faces being hounded out of the US

TikTok's new Irish data centre is slated to open in early 2022, and will house TikTok's European us…

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Leaked documents show what it looks like when TikTok hands over a user's data to police

The leaked files show just how much data TikTok can collect, and how it shares that data with law e…

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Is TikTok safe? Here's what you need to know

TikTok is relatively safe despite some valid concerns; most cybersecurity experts consider it no wo…

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TikTok confirms that China-based employees can access US user data, but only through an 'approval process'

TikTok's CEO sent a letter to nine Republican senators after a BuzzFeed News report shined a new li…

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An FCC commissioner calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, saying it's a national security risk

In a letter to the Apple and Google CEOs, Brendan Carr wrote that TikTok is "not just an app for sh…

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A California student is suing TikTok, alleging that it surreptitiously hoovered up her data and sent it to China

The shortform video app has exploded in popularity with American users - teens in particular - but …

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As the US gets ready to ban TikTok downloads, there is still no proof the app is spying on you for China

The Trump administration has claimed TikTok is spyware for China as justification for banning the a…

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TikTok may owe you money from its $92 million data privacy settlement

TikTok users who used the app prior to October 1 in the United States are eligible to receive part …

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TikTok chief says if China's president asked for a video to be taken down or access to TikTok user data he would refuse

The same day that the Times published its interview with Zhu, The Wall Street Journal reported that…

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Joe Rogan slams TikTok for its potential data-snooping and claims China is watching the app's users

Podcast host Joe Rogan slammed TikTok's terms of service on his most recent episode — calling…

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TikTok's head of cybersecurity is stepping down amid rising privacy concerns on the Chinese-owned app

TikTok's Chief Security Officer is stepping back later this year. The move comes amid calls to inve…

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TikTok's Chinese parent company reportedly intended to use the app to surveil specific Americans' locations

Forbes reported that a China-based team at ByteDance planned to use TikTok to monitor the locations…

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It's wild that Western governments have decided that TikTok might spy for China. The app hasn't helped itself.

The viral video app is facing mounting pressure from the US to address security concerns over its C…

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Tiktok's new privacy policy lets it collect your biometric data, including 'faceprints and voiceprints'

TikTok's policy could potentially let it collect most US users' biometric data without their consen…

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Leaked audio revealed that TikTok data of US users was accessed repeatedly in China, report says

Leaked audio obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals that China-based engineers for TikTok's parent compa…

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