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TikTok found to be tracking user data using a banned trick

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TikTok videos may be fun to watch but a lot of people are wary to use the app. There is a reason why the US and India banned the app. A few months ago, we noted
TikTok videos may be fun to watch but a lot of people are wary to use the app. There is a reason why the US and India banned the app. A few months ago, we noted the insecure HTTP that made it vulnerable to hijacking accounts. Fast forward to a few months later, we’re learning that it has collected user data using a trick that was already banned by Google. The WSJ reports a privacy safeguard in Android has been skirted by TikTok.

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