TikTok, China & Your Private Information

TikTok currently has been installed 1.45 billion times since launching, and it isn’t slowing down. The parent company behind TikTok, ByteDance, Ltd, a Chinese company is alleged to be worth between 75 Billion and 78 Billion. Despite the value the legal troubles for this company are mounting in the United States. From an investigation by the Army for privacy concerns to an FTC settlement for COPPA violations to multiple private lawsuits over privacy issues, including allegations that TikTok isn’t being clear with how much identifiable personal information they actually have. You can find more information about the stories we talked about: TikTok settles children’s data lawsuit one day after it was filedTikTok Sued Over Claims That App 'Tracked, Collected and Disclosed' the Data of ChildrenTikTok’s parent company sued for collecting data on kidsCalifornia student suing TikTok for allegedly sending data to ChinaTikTok funneled personal data to China, lawsuit allegesAlso, a big thanks to this episodes sponsor Audible. If you enjoyed today’s episode and want to try Audible free head to http://www.audibletrial.com/GetLegit   If you want me  to cover a particular story or situation please contact the show at [email protected] Come hang with me on social! I basically live on Instagram @TheEmilyDBaker  www.instagram.com/theemilydbakerIf you need help with your business you can find my products  at www.GetLegitShop.com and my legal consulting at