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TikTok Can Take Your Data, With or Without the App Installed – Intercessors for America



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Father, we pray that You would protect our data. Prevent the CCP from obtaining our sensitive information, Lord.

Even if you’ve never used TikTok, the Chinese app may still be able to track you. Protect us, Lord!

From Daily Caller. Cybersecurity company Feroot Security released a new report last week claiming TikTok can mine data and track people even if they have never used the social media app before.

Do you want state prayer alerts?

TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, uses trackers called pixels to retrieve “tons of information” … The pixels can pick off data from any website containing an embedded TikTok video, the report claims. Even if the TikTok app is deleted, it will continue to collect … data.

ByteDance is required to submit any data collected by TikTok to the Chinese government. …

The Biden administration has tried to reach a data security agreement with TikTok over the past 2 years and has warned ByteDance that they may be asked to either sell the app or risk a total ban …

What do you think of TikTok? Share your thoughts and prayers below.

(Excerpt from Daily Caller. Photo Credit: iStock)

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