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TikTok Surreptitiously Collected Android User Data Using Google-Prohibited Tactic

🗓️ 12 Aug 2020 12:16:00Reported by Elizabeth MontalbanoType 
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TikTok collected Android users' unique identifiers without consent and concealed the practice with encryption, violating Google's privacy policy. The tactic has since ceased, but the app is still under scrutiny for its data collection practices

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12 Aug 2020 12:16Current
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