Why You Need to Delete Your TikTok Account
Everything you need to know about the app that knows everything about you.
As someone who has lost hours of her life scrolling through Instagram Reels, I get it. You don’t want to give up the app that has you cracking up at night or entertaining you during long car rides. But what if I told you using TikTok can lead to the theft of your banking information, usernames and passwords, and more? That might have you a bit worried, right? At least, I would hope so.
In this article, I’ll be discussing some of the major security and privacy concerns that have been discovered within the TikTok platform which has so many security professionals steering clear of the popular app.
The Collection of Unnecessary Data
Over the last few years, there have been plenty of reports about the amount of data the app collects. While some users might brush this fact off with the argument that “every social media app collects data”, TikTok has been notorious for collecting mass amounts of data it doesn’t need. This alone violates a core privacy principle when it comes to data collection: data minimization, or limiting the amount of data collected.
Data collected by the TikTok app includes:
