https://community.isc2.org/t5/Privacy/TikTok-Privacy-Violation-News/m-p/38056#M1124 <P>August 11, 2020, Wall Street Journal article</P><P><STRONG><A href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-tracked-user-data-using-tactic-banned-by-google-11597176738" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google</A></STRONG><BR /><EM>The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added layer of encryption, appears to have violated Google policies</EM></P><P>&nbsp;"</P><P>"TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the app to track users online without allowing them to opt out, a Wall Street Journal analysis has found.</P><P>The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added layer of encryption, appears to have violated Google policies limiting how apps track people and wasn’t disclosed to TikTok users. TikTok ended the practice in November, the Journal’s..."</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>(behind a paywall; sorry)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>So, who here believes the TIkTok management claim that they ended the practice?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Craig</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:21:43 GMT CraginS 2020-08-12T16:21:43Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Privacy/TikTok-Privacy-Violation-News/m-p/38056#M1124 <P>August 11, 2020, Wall Street Journal article</P><P><STRONG><A href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-tracked-user-data-using-tactic-banned-by-google-11597176738" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google</A></STRONG><BR /><EM>The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added layer of encryption, appears to have violated Google policies</EM></P><P>&nbsp;"</P><P>"TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the app to track users online without allowing them to opt out, a Wall Street Journal analysis has found.</P><P>The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added layer of encryption, appears to have violated Google policies limiting how apps track people and wasn’t disclosed to TikTok users. TikTok ended the practice in November, the Journal’s..."</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>(behind a paywall; sorry)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>So, who here believes the TIkTok management claim that they ended the practice?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Craig</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:21:43 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Privacy/TikTok-Privacy-Violation-News/m-p/38056#M1124 CraginS 2020-08-12T16:21:43Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Privacy/TikTok-Privacy-Violation-News/m-p/38071#M1126 <P>................... and pigs fly?</P> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:39:28 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Privacy/TikTok-Privacy-Violation-News/m-p/38071#M1126 dcontesti 2020-08-12T17:39:28Z