And while TikTok, like other social media companies, has come under scrutiny for privacy concerns and potentially questionable data collection practices, its parent company ByteDance’s alleged ties to the Chinese government has given rise to a new set of national security concerns. Here’s a close...
The United States Department of Justice today sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA makes it illegal for websites to collect, use, and disclose data from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. The ...
LONDON (AP) — TikTok is facing two EU data privacy investigations, one into its handling of children's personal data and another over its data transfers to China. Ireland's data privacy watchdog, which is TikTok's lead regulator in the European Union, said Tuesday that it has star...
White House officials have said there are “legitimate national security concerns with respect to data integrity.” Some U.S. senators urged CFIUS last year to quickly wrap up its investigation and “impose strict structural restrictions” between TikTok’s American operations and ByteDance, including...
There are some privacy concerns with using a Chinese-owned social media platform. At the end of the day, if you feel your privacy may be insecure or if you don’t want to use the app anymore, you should delete your account. Conclusion ...
Step 2.Click on thethree-line iconfrom the top right corner of the screen and click on“Settings And Privacy.” Step 3.After that, scroll down and tap on“Report a problem”under the Support and About section. Step 4.Scroll to the button and click on“Submit a report.” ...
February 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM January 31, 2025 at 6:32 AM Gabbard is questioned about TikTok in confirmation hearing Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand questions Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, about China and TikTok....
security and data privacy concerns, followsweeks of dealmakingover the video-sharing service TikTok. President Donald Trump has pressured the app’s Chinese owner to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations to a domestic company to satisfy U.S. concerns over TikTok’s data collection and related issues....
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"The Chinese government can't force other sovereign nations to share data that is stored in their territory," a spokesman for the company said. The European Commission and the European Parliament last month banned TikTok from staff phones due to growing concerns about the company, and whether...