Comment by xvector

4 years ago

TikTok is not a browser and has zero obligation to provide private communications. What you do inside TikTok's app is quite literally TikTok's business.

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jker  4 years ago

But when you click a link in the TikTok app, TikTok opens an in-app browser for you to view it in - and that’s where it’s gathering all the information. It’s a deceptive practice, since most users won’t realize that they’re not simply surfing a website as usual.

  • int_19h  4 years ago

    Not only that, but per the article, TikTok is the only popular app that does this while not providing an option to open the link in regular browser from within the built-in one.

    • soheil  4 years ago

      This is just an idiotic statement. Almost all social media apps do this. In addition apps like Yelp do this to the determent of business owners.

  • soheil  4 years ago

    Did you just wake up today after reading this article and learned about the existence of in-app browsers? This is a common practice by almost all social media apps.

soulofmischief  4 years ago

Unfortunately, the issue of consent is extremely muddy as it's easy to argue that the average person is not informed enough about the issue at hand, and so they have improperly developed expectations when engaging with the TikTok browser.

Lack of consent and lack of transparency, make this whole thing pretty messed up.