US EditionTikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges
- A privacy group, Noyb, has filed a complaint against TikTok, Grindr, and AppsFlyer for allegedly breaching privacy laws and sharing sensitive user data.
- Noyb claims TikTok and Grindr shared sensitive data illegally, while AppsFlyer facilitated unauthorized data transfers.
- Users discovered that TikTok accessed data from Grindr and LinkedIn after issuing a data-access request.
- TikTok was previously fined €530 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission for unlawful data transfers to China.
9 Articles
9 Articles
TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges
A privacy advocacy group, noyb, filed complaints to Austria's data protection authority on Wednesday against TikTok, Grindr and AppsFlyer, alleging these companies breached regional privacy laws, risking exposure of sensitive data.
The Austrian Digital Rights Association None of Your Business (NOYB) announced on Wednesday 17 December that it had filed new complaints against the social media giant TikTok and its partners AppsFlyer and Grindr. The NGO accused them of having "illegally" followed users' activities on different applications. In a press release published on its website, the organisation stated that it had lodged two separate complaints against the three companie…
The European Centre for Digital Rights, a privacy advocacy group, filed a complaint today with Austria’s data protection authorities, accusing TikTok, Grindr, and AppsFlyer of violating regional privacy regulations and potentially leading to the leakage of sensitive data.
NOYB, a privacy advocacy group, filed complaints against TikTok, Grindr and AppsFlyer with the Austrian data protection authority on Wednesday alleging that these companies violated regional privacy legislation, with the consequent risk of exposure of sensitive data.Viennese organization None of Your Business (NOYB, "It's not your business" in Spanish) alleged that companies violated European Union privacy legislation by tracking users' activiti…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
