According to an Australian cybersecurity firm investigation, TikTok, the overseas version of Douyin, collects massive amounts of user data.
The TikTok app on Apple’s iOS system connects to servers in mainland China, while on Android’s system, it collects data from all other running and installed apps.
A TikTok data investigation white paper report released by Internet 2.0, a cybersecurity company, on July 18 stated: “TikTok’s smart mobile application is built on a platform that does not respect the principle of privacy, while most permissions required and device information collected are unnecessary for its operation.”
Due to the limitations of Apple’s iOS system, the Internet 2.0 only performed a static analysis of TikTok on iPhones, that is, testing and examining the code without running the app. The investigation found that TikTok connected to servers in mainland China….