Tag: TikTok
  • Oct 19, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Pakistan bans TikTok; calls videos “immoral and indecent”

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has officially banned TikTok for providing access to “immoral and indecent” videos – though it remains to be seen how permanent this ban will be. TikTok has recently had similar troubles in the United States; however, it is becoming increasingly clear that these software bans being executed or threatened by … Continue reading “Pakistan bans TikTok; calls videos “immoral and indecent””

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: September 25, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of September 25th, 2020 TikTok and WeChat banned in the US? American users need a VPN The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an order to essentially ban Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat though the move has since been temporarily halted by a judge’s order. Additionally, the approval of … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: September 25, 2020”

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  • Sep 18, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, VPN,

Starting Sunday, TikTok and WeChat banned in US: American users will need a VPN

The United States government has officially banned TikTok and WeChat from American phones, citing national security concerns. Starting Sunday, September the 20th, TikTok and WeChat will no longer be allowed in the Apple iOS Store or the Google Play Store. The news comes from a U.S. Department of Commerce press release which is titled: “Commerce … Continue reading “Starting Sunday, TikTok and WeChat banned in US: American users will need a VPN”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 28, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of August 28th, 2020 Max Schrems files 101 complaints across 30 European countries to turbocharge GDPR’s impact – and he’s not the only one The European privacy activist behind Noyb recently filed these complaints to follow up on the recent European Union Court of Justice decision that invalidated the … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 28, 2020”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 21, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of August 21st, 2020 How the government legally tracks your smartphone use with the Anomaly Six SDK Some of the apps on your smartphone could be sending information back to the government. The Wall Street Journal reports that the US government is actively tracking smartphones through a software development … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 21, 2020”

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  • Aug 20, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Social Media,

Unsecured Social Data database leaks 235 million public profiles from TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

Researchers from Comparitech have discovered yet another unsecured database which has leaked 235 million records to the world. The records include hundreds of millions from Instagram, forty some million from TikTok, and four million from YouTube. These public records were scraped from these social media platforms by Deep Social, a now defunct company that seems … Continue reading “Unsecured Social Data database leaks 235 million public profiles from TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube”

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  • Jun 25, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Social Media,

TikTok seems to be copying and pasting your clipboard with every keystroke

A new privacy feature in iOS 14 has revealed that TikTok is copying the contents of your clipboard with every keystroke. The new feature – called paste notifications – shows that TikTok is inspecting the clipboard with each new keystroke, and it’s possible that they’re also grabbing the contents and storing it for later to … Continue reading “TikTok seems to be copying and pasting your clipboard with every keystroke”

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