The U.S. government doesn’t have a say in what you download, unless you use a government device. Starting Aug. 15, U.S. House of Representatives staffers are banned from using all ByteDance apps on government devices.
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TikTok’s already out, but now the ban includes a handful of other apps you or someone in your life might be using.
- CapCut: Video editing tools and filters
- Hypic: Photo editing tools and filters
- Lark: Collaboration app designed for work
- Lemon8: Social media app focused on fashion, beauty, travel, food and other lifestyle categories
It all comes down to ByteDance’s ties to Communist China. It’s based in Beijing and is required by Chinese law to give the government access to collected data.
The app for TikTok is pictured on a phone screen. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
Let’s dive deeper into what they collect
If you think the ByteDance paranoia is overblown, here’s the laundry list of data you give up every time you scroll TikTok:
- Your name, age, username, email address, password, phone number and location.
- Your IP address, cellphone carrier, time zone, the model of your device and the OS you use.
- Biometric identifiers, like facial IDs and voiceprints.
- The content of your messages, plus exactly when you send, receive and read them.
- If you buy stuff from the TikTop shop, your purchase information, including your credit card numbers, billing and shipping addresses.
- Your activities on other websites and apps (or in stores), including info on what you purchased.
- File names and types.
- Your keystroke patterns and rhythms.
- Objects and scenery that show up in your…
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