Updates of the social networks platform update the protection of children after the Watchdogs report.
The new report from Canadian observers for confidentiality states that Tiktok collected personal and potentially sensitive information about the “large number” of Canadian children.
A Joint investigationConducted by the Privacy Commissars of Canada, British Colombia, Quebec and Alberta, appreciated, used, used, and the disclosure of personal information for targeted advertising and personalized content, especially for children.
“Tiktok collected and used personal information about children who do not have a legal need or conscientious interest.”
Investigators found that Tiktok had “inadequate measures” to keep children from the platform, which were limited by voluntary age gates and moderation of a person. They were “largely ineffective”, according to Investigation reportDespite the fact that Tiktok has access to more extensive age testing tools that he uses for other functions, including his live flow gear and business functions.
Tiktok eliminates about 500,000 juvenile Canadian users from the platform every year. The report says that the platform still collected information about these users before they are deleted. Given this, the confidentiality commissioners believed that much more children continue to use and share information with Tiktok.
“Ultimately [privacy commissioners] He found that Tiktok collects and uses personal information about children who do not have a legal need or conscientious interest, and that his practice was inappropriate, ”the report says.
According to the report, the platform can collect information about health, political opinions, political opinions, gender identity and sexual orientation, as well as biometric information using a person and voice analysis, to conclude their age and gender for personalized advertising. Investigators also expressed concern that advertisers can focus on Tiktok users, depending on the status of their transgender people.
“Tiktok claimed that this should not have been possible, but could not explain how or why this option was available,” the report said.
Tiktok can collect such personal information with proper consent, but the investigation found that Tiktok’s confidentiality policy of both adolescents and adults “not valid or significant” in disclosing how the data was collected or used.
While investigators say that Tiktok “generally does not agree” with the results, the company has committed it to update its mechanisms for providing age and how its confidentiality policy explains its methods of collecting data and use. Tiktok will also no longer allow advertisers to aim at users under the age of 18, with the exception of common categories such as language and approximate location. The company will also make confidentiality settings to be easy to consider for its 14 million Canadian users. Betakit turned to Tiktok for comments.
Investigators said that they believe that this issue is conditionally being resolved, but Tiktok is still experiencing other problems. The company is in the midst Legal challenge To the Canadian government order To close their activities in the country last year. The order of the shutdown was aimed at eliminating the uncertain “risk of national security” related to the operations of the Chinese maternal company Tiktoka BYTEDANCE. Tiktok called the process of viewing of national security “procedurally unjust”, and re -re -have this problem in July last year Request Personal meeting with the Minister of Industry Melanie Jolie.
South of the border officials Addition of forced sale From the Chinese platform of social networks for the American program giant Oracle, which will liceize the copy of the Tiktok recommendations algorithm and control how it works for American users. ByTedance will retain less than a 20 percent share in the new American version of the application after the transaction, according to CNNField
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