TikTok Faces Senate Inquiry Over Expanded Biometric Data Collections

(Dylan Smith | Digital Music News) – Short-form video-sharing app TikTok has long been the target of user-privacy criticism – and a number of related lawsuits. Now, the ByteDance subsidiary is officially facing a Senate inquiry over an “updated privacy policy which allows for the collection of user data, including facial and voice biometrics.” Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD) voiced their “serious concerns” with the app’s current privacy policy in a two-page letter addressed to TikTok CEO (and ByteDance CFO) Shou Zi Chew. “The updated policy appears to enable TikTok to automatically collect biometric data, including certain physical and […]

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Take the Good Person Test “He who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.” Pray This Prayer and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ: "Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. -Amen