TikTok for Android has been collecting MAC addresses for over a year

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13. 8. 2020

TikTok has been a hot topic in the world lately. According to reports, the rival Android app has been collecting MAC addresses for at least 15 months. AppIt was supposed to do so by November 18th of last year. When TWSJ editors asked the company for a statement, a representative said that the current version does not collect MAC addresses. There is currently no information that TikTok does something similar on iOSEither way, similar information seems to come at the worst possible time for this social network.

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