What you need to know about Chinese's Application called TikTok

 

TikTok and Your Privacy

When we’re talking about digital safety, privacy is a huge part of the conversation. That’s more true when we’re discussing social media sites, since they’re more invasive of their users’ privacy than other types of websites. Before you create a TikTok account, make sure you understand and agree with its privacy policy.

What Data Does TikTok Collect?

TikTok may actually know you better than your best friend does. That’s what we found out when we read TikTok’s privacy policy3. The first thing you should know is that TikTok collects information from its users, such as:

• Personal information: TikTok will keep any personal information you disclose when you create an account, such as your username, password, birthday, email address, phone number, or anything you disclose in your profile bio. It will also save your profile photo or video, so TikTok will know what you look like if you put your face on there.
• User content: TikTok also knows and remembers the content you create and view, including your language preferences, the audio and video you upload or create, and even your comments and livestreams.
• Behavioral information: TikTok follows your activity across the app. It takes note of the videos you view and save in My Favorites, and it uses those to recommend accounts to follow and videos to include on your For You page. It also profiles you based on your interests, gender, ad views, and other factors.
• Information from third parties: TikTok may receive information about you from third-party platforms you cross-use with TikTok. If you sign up using Facebook, for example, TikTok will receive and store your public profile information.
• Technical information: On the technical end, TikTok logs information about its users’ devices and network, including IP addresses, device IDs, mobile carriers, operating system, and a whole lot more. Basically, TikTok will know what device and network you’re browsing from.
• Location: By default, TikTok knows your approximate location using your IP address and SIM card, but if you grant permission it can also track your precise location using your device’s GPS.
• In-app purchases: You can buy virtual items from TikTok, but such purchases are done through the App Store or Google Play, so TikTok won’t see your payment information. It does log, however, records of purchases you make, the time of purchase, and the amount you spent.
• Proof of identity: To use certain features or to have your account verified, TikTok may ask you to send proof of identity or date of birth, such as a photo of your ID.