Chinese short-video making app TikTok is now going to collect biometric data of users in the US, including faceprint and voiceprints, as the fate of the Bytedance-owned company remains in limbo in the country. TikTok’s New US Privacy Policy: Company to Collect US Users Biometric Data, Including ‘Faceprints and Voiceprints’.
TechShout - Jun 4, 2021
Chinese short-video making app TikTok is now going to collect biometric data of users in the US, including faceprint and voiceprints, as the fate of the Bytedance-owned company remains in limbo in the country.
TikTok has introduced a new privacy policy section for US users, saying it “may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information” from its users’ content.
“We may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws, such as faceprints and voiceprints, from your User Content. Where required by law, we will seek any required permissions from you prior to any such collection,” the company said in its new privacy policy.
Expanding a Donald Trump-era ban on Chinese surveillance companies with alleged ties to the military, US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that increases the number of restricted Chinese firms from 48 to 59.
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