TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
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TikTok has become US-owned for American users following an ownership transition. The new privacy policy introduced with this change expands data collection, now including precise location tracking and additional user information. These adjustments affect the platform’s handling of user data as part of the ownership shift.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Wired·TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
TikTok's new privacy policy collects more user data, including precise location. The change follows a shift in majority ownership to a US-based group. User data collection has increased.
- TechMeme·TikTok users in the US were presented with a new privacy policy; the changes were part of the app's ownership transition and now allow precise location tracking (Reece Rogers/Wired)
TikTok's new privacy policy allows for precise location tracking. The app now collects more user data, including location information. This change is part of the app's ownership transition.
- Hacker News·TikTok is officially US-owned for American users, here's what's changing
TikTok is now US-owned for American users, with changes underway that are impacting the platform due to ownership adjustments.
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