TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users (wired.com)
- Reference: 0180646218
- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/01/23/236200/tiktok-is-now-collecting-even-more-data-about-its-users
- Source link: https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/
> When TikTok users in the U.S. opened the app today, they were greeted with a pop-up asking them to agree to the social media platform's new terms of service and privacy policy before they could resume scrolling. These changes are part of TikTok's [1]transition to new ownership . In order to continue operating in the U.S., TikTok was compelled by the U.S. government to transition from Chinese control to a new, American-majority corporate entity. Called TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, the new entity is made up of a group of investors that includes the software company Oracle. It's easy to tap "agree" and keep on scrolling through videos on TikTok, so users might not fully understand the extent of changes they are agreeing to with this pop-up.
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> Now that it's under U.S.-based ownership, TikTok potentially [2]collects more detailed information about its users , including precise location data. Here are the three biggest changes to [3]TikTok's privacy policy that users should know about. TikTok's change in location tracking is one of the most notable updates in this new privacy policy. Before this update, the app did not collect the precise, GPS-derived location data of U.S. users. Now, if you give TikTok permission to use your phone's location services, then the app may collect granular information about your exact whereabouts. Similar kinds of precise location data is also tracked by other social media apps, like Instagram and X.
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> [...] Rather than an adjustment, TikTok's policy on AI interactions adds a new topic to the privacy policy document. Now, users' interactions with any of TikTok's AI tools explicitly fall under data that the service may collect and store. This includes any prompts as well as the AI-generated outputs. The metadata attached to your interactions with AI tools may also be automatically logged. [...] This change to TikTok's privacy policy may not be as immediately noticeable to users, but it will likely have an impact on the types of ads you see outside of TikTok. So, rather than just using your collected data to target you while using the app, TikTok may now further leverage that info to serve you more relevant ads wherever you go online. As part of this advertising change, TikTok also now explicitly mentions publishers as one kind of partner the platform works with to get new data.
[1] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/23/0817218/tiktok-finalizes-deal-to-form-new-american-entity
[2] https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/
[3] https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/privacy-policy/en
Happy now? (Score:1)
Happy now?
Re: (Score:2)
> Happy now?
Well, the new owners and the Administration probably are. Even more data in the hands of billionaire sycophants that will (probably) be enthusiastically turned over to the Feds whenever they ask. Can't wait to see how the relationship evolves if/when there's a democrat administration. Thankfully, I've never had a TikTok account and never will... And, in any case, I never put social media (or banking) apps on my phone.
Uh where is the Wired article link? (Score:2)
I know slashdot editors like to play hide the article link, but this time they didnt even include an link to the wired article from which they copied their blurb text.
Headline is wrong (Score:1)
The headline is wrong. It should be:
> TikTok Now ADMITS To Collecting Even More Data About Its Users
If you think that China wasn't previously collecting 100% of collectable data from American users of the system, you don't understand how China works.
Re: (Score:2)
> The headline is wrong. It should be:
>> TikTok Now ADMITS To Collecting Even More Data About Its Users
> If you think that China wasn't previously collecting 100% of collectable data from American users of the system, you don't understand how China works.
Like it matters anymore. China could have blatantly admitted to massive data collection over and over again in the EULA you never read.
Tends to make every argument about prior notification pointless and hypocritical.
0.01 (Score:2)
> "It's easy to tap "agree" and keep on scrolling through videos on TikTok, so users might not fully understand the extent of changes they are agreeing to with this pop-up. "
99.9% are going to click on agree immediately and start scrolling.
99.9% of those who actually choose to pull up the agreement don't understand it or what actually changed.
So maybe 0.01% of users might be giving informed agreement.
And yes, I just went through one of those on some other software- I was in the 0.1% who tried to read it,
TL, DR..... (Score:1)
Don't. Use. Tik. Tok.
Ferret
Oh really? (Score:2)
What a cohencidence!