The popular but controversial short-form video streaming application TikTok is under investigation by Canada’s federal privacy watchdog and three of the country’s provincial privacy commissioners over concerns about the app’s disclosure of users’ personal information.
The investigation will be undertaken by the office of federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne, along with respective provincial privacy authorities for British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec.
The launch of the investigation comes shortly after now-settled class-action lawsuits were launched in both the U.S. and Canada related to TikTok’s handling of personal information, says a Feb. 23 news release from Dufresne’s office….