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TikTok under fire from US senators for privacy and ties to the Chinese government

August 22, 2021
Source: editor99.com editor99.com
News Snapshot:
TikTok is receiving criticism from a bipartisan group of US senators for its plans to collect facial and voice biometric data from users, as well as recent news about its parent company’s deep connections to the Chinese government. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota published a letter to the chief executive of TikTok on Wednesday demanding more information about the company’s plans to collect “facial and voice prints” from users. The senators said they were “alarmed” by recent changes to the app’s terms of service that allow the company to collect such...
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