TikTok into trouble. The in-app browser ends up in the crosshairs of cybersecurity researchers: “it spies on users and reads everything they writeThe disclosure comes from Felix Krause, a computer scientist specializing in privacy.
According to Krause, TikTok’s browser would record every line of text typed by users. This also includes any passwords, as well as credit card information and other potentially sensitive data. “We don’t know why TikTok records so much information and what it uses it for,” the researcher adds. “Technically, this is nothing more than installing a keylogger on a third party site.” Yes, because by doing so, TikTok would be spying on users without their knowledge, especially when browsing external sites.
Felix Krause also analyzed the in-app browser from other social networks. But it would be TikTok the application that raises more questions: it is one of the few that does not allow you to open links with another browser, such as Chrome or Safari. This means that users have no tools to prevent the aggressive practices of follow by TikTok.
A TikTok spokesperson, who responded to the allegations, called Krause’s statements “incorrect and misleading”. “It is not true that TikTok records the text typed by users, our browser only collects useful information for debugging activities and for internal monitoring of our performance,” he added.
Source: Lega Nerd
