With the change in TikTok ownership, TikTok users in the U.S. are collectively freaking out over the company’s updated privacy policy after being alerted to the changes through an in-app message.
The revised document details the U.S. joint venture’s conditions for using its service, including the specific location information it may collect.
Many users are also posting to social media about language found in the policy, which says that TikTok could collect sensitive information about its users, including their “sexual life or sexual orientation, status as transgender or nonbinary, citizenship or immigration status.”
Yeah there was privacy concerns when it first launched. People didn’t care or thought it wouldn’t matter because China owned it not realizing that corporations comply with countries they are operating in just like Google does in China. Just showing how ignorant people chose to be despite headlines of how companies operate.
When it comes to corporate spyware chasing after billions of dollars whether it is the west, east, or the upside down capitalist companies will sell you out to any country domestic or abroad.
It’s so much easier just to call anyone racist who raises concerns about the Chinese government. Nevermind the fact that they’re actually oppressive and authoritarian. Oh and the people on tiktok were having their minds subtly manipulated by algorithms set by the CCP-controlled company, so it’s no wonder they waved away all valid concerns.
Concern over tiktok always got deflected by calling it racism. Now american tiktok is owned and operated in the US, so people can’t call it racist anymore when someone calls out their unethical practices. And now everyone is shocked that it’s a corrupt platform.