
TikTok can read everything - even passwords

TikTok can apparently record every click and every keystroke in its in-app browser, including passwords and credit card information. The company itself says that the technical possibility exists, but is not used.
TikTok: "We don't collect passwords"
Implementing this code must have been a conscious decision by TikTok, according to Krause: "It's a significant development effort that doesn't happen by accident or by chance."
Whether TikTok actually uses the code to collect data, whether data is sent to the company's servers or to third-party providers, Krause does not know.


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