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TikTok tracked Android user data despite Google privacy protections – Android Authority
The practice ended in November, but the news still comes at the worst possible time.

- TikTok tracked the MAC addresses of Android phones despite Googles privacy protections.
- The practice ended in November.
- The news comes just as the President is threatening a ban on the service for potential spying.
TikTok already faces the threat of a US ban due to concerns about potential Chinese spying, and its latest privacy incident wont help matters.
The Wall Street Journal has learned that TikToks app was tracking the MAC addresses (the hardware identifi…
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