Configure your iPhone to be a cutting edge spy tool in under 30 seconds. Being able to spy on any conversation with the utmost discretion, just with an iPhone and a pair of wireless headphones? Here's a funny idea, which the TikTok community has fun testing and sharing with a very simple tip. A hidden feature on iPhone literally allows you to eavesdrop on a … [Read more...] about This hidden feature on iPhone is a spy tool
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TikTok Deleted Over 11 Million US Accounts
TikTok is complying with US Child Privacy Law by deleting 11 million accounts. On June 30, 2021, TikTok announced in a statement relayed by South China Morning Post that it had deleted over 11 million accounts in the first quarter of 2021. They excluded just over 7 million of them because users did not the age required to use the social network. The report also shows … [Read more...] about TikTok Deleted Over 11 Million US Accounts
Former TikTok employees denounce ByteDance’s stranglehold on the social network
They anonymously describe how Chinese society is pulling the strings. In an interview with CNBC, they also express their concerns about the use of TikTok user data by the Chinese parent company. According to former employees of TikTok, the leaders of ByteDance are omnipresent in the decision-making of the social network. CNBC investigation reveals how much the Chinese … [Read more...] about Former TikTok employees denounce ByteDance’s stranglehold on the social network
TikTok applies filter to beautify users without their permission
TikTok has reportedly deployed a filter to users to change the shape of their face, supposedly to make them “more beautiful”. Problem, they have activated no option for this and have not been warned by the application. After receiving several complaints, the social network removed the filter, claiming a technical problem. “It's not my face,” said Tori Dawn, Instagram … [Read more...] about TikTok applies filter to beautify users without their permission
Biden revokes three Trump executive orders to ban TikTok and WeChat
The Democrat does not intend to leave them alone, however. This Wednesday, June 9, Joe Biden revoked three decrees from Donald Trump aimed at banning Chinese applications like TikTok or WeChat. With this approach, the president does not show leniency at all towards the Middle Kingdom, but puts in place a new strategy in order to establish a legal ground more favorable to a … [Read more...] about Biden revokes three Trump executive orders to ban TikTok and WeChat
TikTok changes its privacy policy to be able to collect biometric data
In the United States, the application that made so much noise in 2020 under the Trump era has just informed its users that their biometric data could now be collected, without clearly explaining the reasons. Why does TikTok want to collect facial and voice prints? The very popular application owned by the Chinese company ByteDance has just updated its privacy policy in the … [Read more...] about TikTok changes its privacy policy to be able to collect biometric data
Worried about their children, these parents claim 1.4 billion euros from TikTok
A Dutch foundation, representing 64,000 parents, is launching a legal offensive. This is a case that TikTok would have done well. In the Netherlands, the SOMI foundation, an NGO for the defense of consumers and minors on the Internet, has sued the social network. It has already embarked 64,000 Dutch parents who accuse the Chinese company of negligence in … [Read more...] about Worried about their children, these parents claim 1.4 billion euros from TikTok
TikTok accused of using disguised ads targeting children
The European Commission has started action against TikTok, which has one month to react and review its policies and business practices. On Friday 28 May 2021, the European Commission and the network of national consumer protection authorities (CPCs) launched an action against TikTok. They accuse the app of using disguised ads targeting children and want it to comply with … [Read more...] about TikTok accused of using disguised ads targeting children
Is TikTok Crushing Facebook?
While TikTok is still the most downloaded app in the world, Facebook is reportedly seeing a significant drop in the number of downloads on the App Store and Play Store. Is Mark Zuckerberg losing this battle? It has been over a year since the media keep talking about the success of the social network TikTok. And if it rarely evokes its number of users, data published by … [Read more...] about Is TikTok Crushing Facebook?
From China, the “996” management of TikTok criticized
Former British TikTok employees denounce poor working conditions with many extended hours. In the UK, working conditions at TikTok are scaring employees away. CNBC surveyed 6 people from the new technology industry with mixed experiences within TikTok. Some cut interviews short, others turned down attractive job offers or left the company in the face of an overly intense … [Read more...] about From China, the “996” management of TikTok criticized
