TikTok records every keystroke, click, swipe, and text communication—including information written but not sent by the user—when users enter other websites through the app.
That level of surveillance not only goes beyond user expectations, but in some states, it is a violation of wiretapping laws, a class action lawsuit filed last week in Pennsylvania alleges.
The case claims TikTok violates the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, which bans the interception and recording of private communications without prior consent of all parties to the conversation.
For example, to record a phone conversation, both parties must agree to the recording. The same goes for certain electronic snooping. These states have similar laws: California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Washington….