According to recent reports, the new privacy policy introduced by Tiktok has not paid attention to the crucial issues at hand related to handling user data. Read the entire article to learn more about this news piece.
About the privacy policy
The company claimed that its staff will be able to access user data in several countries. The access is granted “based on a demonstrated need to do their job, subject to a series of robust security controls and approval protocols, and by way of methods that are recognized under the GDPR [the EU’s general data protection regulation],” according to Elaine Fox, TikTok’s head of privacy in Europe, said in a statement yesterday (Nov. 2).
“A ban of TikTok would be a blatant violation of civil liberties. The government has no business telling people what apps they can have on their phones. If individuals want to take the risk of exposing their data to the CCP, that should be their choice. The problem with the “national security” argument is that it’s incredibly hard to quantify the threats in any objective way. What exactly is at stake here? What will be jeopardized if the CCP gains access to this data? We simply don’t know. What we do know is that the “national security” excuse gets thrown around an awful lot, and it’s a convenient way to pacify the masses who might otherwise protest the ever-increasing violation of their liberties.” —Patrick Carroll, Editorial Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education.
About Tiktok
For people who do not much this app, this article will give you all the necessary information. It is a short-form video-making app, wherein people post videos of them dancing, eating, singing, etc. If they do get popular on the platform, it starts to pay them really them. There are many influencers on the app who are earning really well because they have had brand endorsements for about 8 months. Tiktok is basically a platform that offers chances for people to show off their talents. They can fully open up and dance without worrying about where the video going. It is an extremely safe platform and although banned from India, is very popular in other countries. Other countries as in United States, India, etc. Tiktok has been facing issues regarding its privacy policy. Now it has introduced a new policy and a new aplogy to study in class while you’re teaching and do nothing else.
