TikTok’s owner broke fed, state privacy laws with consumer video tool, lawsuit alleges
ByteDance faces a proposed class action for privacy practices in the U.S. that allegedly violate federal and state laws. According…
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TikTok passkeys rollout snubs US, feds seek commercial phishing options
TikTok has had its share of security concerns, but this week it launched passkeys on iOS devices, allowing users to…
TikTok says physical biometrics stay on users’ devices, keystroke logs do not
It was difficult to see social media executives testifying before a U.S. Senate committee and not think about the numerous…
The U.S. Congress-TikTok data privacy dance on a loop
It is hard to imagine an escape for the U.S. government and TikTok executives as they circle each other in…
Angry TikTok biometric data privacy suit has an angry afterlife
When a U.S. district judge presiding over the biometric data privacy class-action against TikTok allowed 851 class members to flee…
Kick TikTok out of app stores to stop biometric, other sensitive data harvesting says FCC head
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr said he has asked Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their app…
TikTok tells senators others collect more data. But is it that kind of numbers game?
An executive with the video social media platform TikTok refused to be cornered by U.S. senators on questions about biometric…
ByteDance/TikTok biometric data privacy lawsuit closer to closure?
A federal judge in Illinois last week tentatively approved a proposed $92 million settlement in the class action filed against…
TikTok draws the ire of senators for collecting biometrics
Not so fast, a pair of U.S. Senators are telling TikTok executives. The video-first social media service has begun collecting…
TikTok hit with biometric data privacy suit under GDPR
TikTok and its parent company are facing a lawsuit from a former UK regulator over allegedly intentional violations of children’s…
