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TikTok can track users’ every tap as they visit other sites through iOS app, new research shows

Researcher says social media app can collect keystroke information but ‘there is no way for us to know’ if or how data is used

The Guardian - AU

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil’s TikTok account has disappeared after her warning

Clare O’Neil used TikTok as recently as 20 May, despite fears about the app’s data security practices and its links to the Chinese government.

Crikey

Russia to Enforce Search Engine Disclaimers on Five Foreign IT Firms

Russia's state communications regulator said on Friday it was taking punitive measures against five foreign IT companies for violating online content laws, which could require search engines to include a disclaimer about the violations. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said it was imposing measures against ByteDance's TikTok, Telegram messaging service, Zoom Video…

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Oracle begins reviewing TikTok algorithms as data security doubts intensify

TikTok’s “Project Texas” rehab campaign has officially begun.

Input

Chinese tech giants submit 'top secret' algorithms to Beijing regulator

Chinese tech giants including Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance – the parent company behind the TikTok video app – have submitted details of algorithms used in some of their products to China's state regulator, in an unprecedented move that strengthens Beijing's oversight of the sector.

Radio France Internationale

UK Parliament TikTok account suspended over concerns about links with China

THE UK Parliament's TikTok account has been shut down amid concerns about links with China.

The National (Scotland)

TikTok's Upcoming Music Streaming Could Hurt Spotify's Business

TikTok has revolutionized the landscape of social media -- now it's gaining steam in its battle to be the ultimate music platform.

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New Zealand MPs urged to delete TikTok as ‘data could be accessed by Chinese government’

Recent report had revealed private data from US was accessible to China-based ByteDance employees

The Independent UK

A TikTok Music app could be Spotify's toughest competition yet

A U.S. patent filing suggests ByteDance is interested in creating TikTok Music, a music streaming app to rival the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.

Input

TikTok refused to host disguised account for Chinese government

Senior figures at social video app pushed back on request deemed ‘sensitive’, according to report

The Guardian - UK

Can Pico's new VR headsets compete with Meta's Quest 2?

Pico, owned by TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, looks like it might try to challenge Meta’s Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets in the U.S.

Input

What do TikTok, Bunnings, eBay and Netflix have in common? They’re all hyper-collectors

You walk into a shopping centre to buy some groceries. Without your knowledge, an electronic scan of your face is taken by in-store surveillance cameras and stored in an online database. Each time you return to that store, your “faceprint” is compared with those of people wanted for shoplifting or…

The Conversation

Even if TikTok and other apps are collecting your data, what are the actual consequences?

By now, most of us are aware social media companies collect vast amounts of our information. By doing this, they can target us with ads and monetise our attention. The latest chapter in the data-privacy debate concerns one of the world’s most popular apps among young people – TikTok.

The Conversation

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The Guardian - AU

TikTok has been accused of ‘aggressive’ data harvesting. Is your information at risk?

Users of the video app have been warned about its data practices and links to China. Can you keep your details safe?

Crikey

TikTok app is connecting to Chinese servers, cybersecurity company says

Australians need assurances their data is safe, but ‘TikTok has a history of not being clear about what it does’.

Crikey

Drill or be drilled … the Stoker is wild … coup know who

NSW Police is cracking down on drill rappers for supposedly inciting violence — are John Lennon and Johnny Cash next? Also, Stoker goes op-ed and China can indeed access Australian TikTok data but probably won’t. Plus more tips from the bunker.

AFP

US senators call for close look at TikTok

San Francisco (AFP) - Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about US users of video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok.

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Can the Chinese government access Australians’ TikTok data? Probably

Revelations that Chinese employees working on TikTok can access international data may make you reconsider using the app.

The Conversation

Concerns over TikTok feeding user data to Beijing are back – and there's good evidence to support them

When English statesman Sir Francis Bacon famously said “knowledge is power”, he could hardly have foreseen the rise of ubiquitous social media some 500 years later.

Benzinga

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TikTok Says China-Based Employees Can Access US User Data

TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, has confirmed that China-based employees can access U.S. user data under certain circumstances.

Asharq Al-Awsat

TikTok Tells US Senators Data Not Shared with Chinese Communist Party

TikTok sought to reassure US senators this week that it is taking all necessary steps to limit access to users' data from outside the United States, including by employees of its parent company, the Chinese group ByteDance. The social media company responded by letter Thursday to questions from nine Republican…

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TikTok says it's putting new limits on Chinese workers' access to U.S. user data

TikTok addressed Republican senators who have raised concerns that the Chinese-owned app could be sharing Americans' data with the Chinese government. TikTok says this is not happening.

The Guardian - US

TikTok on defense after report on foreign access of US user data

Republican lawmakers were concerned after a BuzzFeed report showed that non-public US user data was accessed abroad

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