A new report from the cyber experts at ProtonMail has called those denials into question. “Beware,” it warns, “the social media giant not only collects troves of personal data on you, but also cooperates with the CCP, extending China’s surveillance and censorship reach beyond its borders.”
💡 👉🏼 How much user data does TikTok collect?
As with just about every social media platform, the answer is: “a lot.” According to its privacy policy, even if you just download and open the app but never create an account, TikTok will collect your:
❗️ IP address
❗️ Browsing history (i.e., the content you viewed on TikTok)
❗️ Mobile carrier
❗️ Location data if you are using a mobile device (including GPS coordinates and WiFi and mobile cell data)
❗️ Info on the device you used to access TikTok (for Android devices, this includes your IMEI number, which is essentially your device’s fingerprint so it can be identified, and potentially your IMSI number, which is used to track users from one phone to another)
‼️ To open an account, you must enter a phone number or email and your date of birth. Once you have created an account, TikTok asks your permission for access to your social media accounts (like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.), your phone’s contact list, and GPS data.
💡 👉🏼 Once you start using the app, TikTok logs details about:
❗️ Every video you upload
❗️ How long you watch videos
❗️ Which videos you like
❗️ Which videos you share
‼️ Any messages you exchange in the app
💡 ‼️ TikTok’s data collection is extreme, even for a social media platform that collects its users’ data to serve them with targeted ads. And TikTok explicitly states in its privacy policy that it shares your browsing data and email address with third parties so that it can serve you with targeted advertising.
💡 👉🏼 How much user data does TikTok collect?
As with just about every social media platform, the answer is: “a lot.” According to its privacy policy, even if you just download and open the app but never create an account, TikTok will collect your:
❗️ IP address
❗️ Browsing history (i.e., the content you viewed on TikTok)
❗️ Mobile carrier
❗️ Location data if you are using a mobile device (including GPS coordinates and WiFi and mobile cell data)
❗️ Info on the device you used to access TikTok (for Android devices, this includes your IMEI number, which is essentially your device’s fingerprint so it can be identified, and potentially your IMSI number, which is used to track users from one phone to another)
‼️ To open an account, you must enter a phone number or email and your date of birth. Once you have created an account, TikTok asks your permission for access to your social media accounts (like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.), your phone’s contact list, and GPS data.
💡 👉🏼 Once you start using the app, TikTok logs details about:
❗️ Every video you upload
❗️ How long you watch videos
❗️ Which videos you like
❗️ Which videos you share
‼️ Any messages you exchange in the app
💡 ‼️ TikTok’s data collection is extreme, even for a social media platform that collects its users’ data to serve them with targeted ads. And TikTok explicitly states in its privacy policy that it shares your browsing data and email address with third parties so that it can serve you with targeted advertising.
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