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TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit

24Aug

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TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit

ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to resolve a 2024 lawsuit alleging the firm violated the nation's kid privacy laws, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Friday. According to a press release from the Department of Justice, as part of the settlement, the social media platform will pay $300 million up front and an additional $100 million after an order dismissing a previous consent decree against TikTok's predecessor, Musical.ly, is entered. In August 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit accusing the firm of widespread violations of children's privacy, including permitting minors under the age of 13 to register for TikTok accounts and illegally gathering information from users in Kids Mode. It further claimed that parents' requests to have th...

TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order

23Jan

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TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order

The incredibly popular video-sharing app will be able to continue operating in the United States thanks to a joint venture that TikTok formally declared on Friday. According to the platform, a new business called TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC was formed in accordance with the Executive Order that US President Donald Trump signed in September 2025. As part of the new agreement, ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, would sell most of its shares to a group of mostly American investors, but it will still own 19.9% of the company. Regarding the accord, the Chinese government has not made any public remarks. It further stated that the Joint Venture, which is primarily owned by Americans, will function under established safeguards that ensure national security through extensive...

Taiwan NSB Alerts Public on Data Risks from TikTok, Weibo, and RedNote Over China Ties

7Jul

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Taiwan NSB Alerts Public on Data Risks from TikTok, Weibo, and RedNote Over China Ties

China-developed apps including RedNote (also known as Xiaohongshu), Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud have raised security concerns, according to Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB), because of their extensive data collecting and transfer to China. The warning follows an examination of these applications conducted in collaboration with the National Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) and Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB). According to the NSB, the findings show that there are security problems, such as excessive data collecting and privacy violations. It is recommended that the public use caution when selecting mobile applications. According to the government, it assessed the apps using 15 signs that fell into five main categories: biometric...

TikTok is back up in the US after Trump says he will extend deadline

21Jan

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TikTok is back up in the US after Trump says he will extend deadline

Following Trump's announcement today that he would extend the company's 90-day deadline to find a U.S. buyer, TikTok is back up in the United States. Late Saturday night, TikTok shut off access in the United States after the Supreme Court unanimously decided to uphold a prohibition. Trump declared today that he would sign an executive order tomorrow that would exempt firms from accountability for granting access to the app and extend the time frame for TikTok to find a U.S. buyer read more about TikTok is back up in the US after Trump says he will extend deadline. Get up to date on the latest cybersecurity news and enhance your knowledge of cybersecurity with our thorough coverage of the dangers, breaches, and solutions.

European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

17Jan

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European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

Austrian non-profit privacy Companies such as TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi have been accused by None of Your Business (noyb) of illegally sending user data to China in violation of EU data protection laws. The advocacy organization claims that the corporations in question are unable to protect user data from possible access by the Chinese government and is calling for an immediate suspension of such transfers. Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands are among the countries where the complaints have been submitted. It is obvious that China does not provide the same degree of data protection as the EU given that it is an authoritarian surveillance regime. stated Kleanthi Sardeli, a lawyer at Noyb specializing in data protection. "Transferring the pe...

Canada Orders TikTok to Shut Down Canadian Operations Over Security Concerns

7Nov

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Canada Orders TikTok to Shut Down Canadian Operations Over Security Concerns

Citing national security concerns, the Canadian government on Wednesday ordered ByteDance-owned TikTok to shut down its activities in the nation, although it refrained from outright banning the well-known video-sharing website. In a statement, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne stated, "The decision was based on the information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada's security and intelligence community and other government partners." According to the government, using a social media app is a "personal choice." It has no plans to restrict Canadians' access to the app or their capacity to produce original material. Since February 2023, the app's use has been prohibited on Canadian government devices read...

Fake celebrity photo leak videos flood TikTok with Temu referral codes

25Sep

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Fake celebrity photo leak videos flood TikTok with Temu referral codes

Videos advertising phony celebrity nude photo releases are overrun on TikTok and used to promote referral bonuses for the Temu online megastore. Temu is an online retailer that offers millions of items at deeply discounted prices, the majority of which are sent from China. Since the online store opened in September 2022, there has been a lot of debate about it, with some people calling it a hoax and others praising the cheap goods they get. Customers can create referral codes and links on Temu to share with family, friends, and on social media in order to promote the website and earn store credit, freebies, or points for their rewards program read more Fake celebrity photo leak videos flood TikTok with Temu referral codes. Stay informed with the best cybersecurity news and rai...

18Sep

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TikTok flooded by ‘Elon Musk’ cryptocurrency giveaway scams

The video-sharing app TikTok is inundated with a wave of fraudulent cryptocurrency giveaways, with almost all of the films professing to be themes based on Elon Musk, Tesla, or SpaceX. On social media sites like Twitter and Instagram, threat actors have been producing bogus cryptocurrency giveaways for years. These con games pose as celebrity freebies, bitcoin trades, or—more frequently—as Elon Musk or SpaceX impersonations. The con artists create a large number of websites that look like cryptocurrency exchanges or offer free cryptocurrency in exchange for user registrations. But as to be expected, these frauds just steal any cryptocurrency that consumers deposit read more TikTok flooded by Elon Musk cryptocurrency giveaway scams. Stay informed with the best cybersecurity news a...

Twitter leaves EU’s voluntary pact against disinformation

30May

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Twitter leaves EU’s voluntary pact against disinformation

Elon Musk’s Twitter has pulled out of the European Union’s voluntary code to fight disinformation, Thierry Breton, the bloc’s internal market commissioner, has said. Other major technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, and Twitch have pledged to support the disinformation “code of practice.” But Breton tweeted that Twitter has now pulled out of the agreement, which requires companies to measure their work on combating disinformation and issue regular reports on their progress read more Twitter leaves EU’s voluntary pact against disinformation. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber attacks, cybersecurity awareness, and the latest cybersecurity news to safeguard your digital world. ...

UK Joins US, Canada, Others in Banning TikTok From Government Devices

17Mar

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UK Joins US, Canada, Others in Banning TikTok From Government Devices

The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok will soon be blocked on all devices used by the UK government, according to recent announcements. Following a security review of the app ordered by Cabinet Office Ministers, Oliver Dowden, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, confirmed the plans earlier today. "We are today prohibiting this programme from government devices because the security of sensitive government data must come first. The use of additional data-extracting applications will be monitored, according to Dowden. The TikTok software asks users for permission to view data stored on the device when it is first installed read more UK Joins US, Canada, Others in Banning TikTok From Government Devices. Stay informed with the best cybersecurity news and raise your cybers...