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The Chinese social network has updated the terms of use and added a clause that could hurt users.
From now on, Tiktok will be able to collect sensitive information about users, when it is not clear where you will store the information and where it will go.
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Sunday, 06 June 2021, 09:21 Updated: 09:28
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Controversial update and may even be particularly dangerous (Photo: ShutterStock)
Tiktok is changing the terms of use in the US and adding a controversial clause: the app will be able to collect information from users such as "facial features and voice recordings". About its users. "The new clause is written under a category recently added to the usage and privacy agreement, called" audio and video information. "
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The new categories in the Terms of Use can be found under the heading "Information we collect automatically". The new policy explains that the company collects information about the objects and background in the videos on the platform. Other social networks use the information to create better effects for virtual reality products, as well as better target their users for advertisements. However, the new sections show that the collection of information increases step by step quite blatantly. "We may collect information and biometric identifiers as defined under U.S. law, including facial features and voice, from the content uploaded to the Platform. Should the law require us to do so, we will ask you for approval before we begin any such collection," the Terms of Use state.
It is important to note that Tiktok has not yet revealed exactly why it needs this information, or how it intends to ask users for permission to collect it.
Also, the policy change is currently only valid in the US. However, it can be assumed that Tiktok will also update the changes in other countries in the world, Israel among them. It is also important to emphasize that according to the wording used by the company, Biometric information, it will not be required to seek prior user approval. The controversial move comes after the ticking-Trump saga of recent years. As a reminder, the former US president sought to block the app from operating within the country, claiming it endangers US security Tiktok is now trying to regain the trust of American users.The company stressed that as of today, no changes have been made to the privacy agreements in other countries.
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