As you know Trump tried to ban TikTok from the US, and a compromise was reached with TikTok that US user data would only be stored in US data-centers. Sounds a bit similar to the Irish ruling in 2020. What I am thinking is that US intelligence have the power/mandate to access data of EU data subjects under FISA 702, so what if China have something similar?
Anyhow despite my speculations, there is a new development. It seems that biometric data may or will be collected by TikTok, as it stands now, only US TikTok users, although consent will be required. Apparently it seems that now all US states require consent for the collection of biometric data!
But what about all the underage users? There is a law which mandates parental consent (of minors) in the US. A significant number of TikTok users are minors, and the mind boggles when it comes to the collection of biometric data of minors…..how aware are the parents. More and more I am coming to the view that TikTok should be banned…. even though my daughter is a user, and the fun and benefits are boundless.