Privacy group files complaint against AliExpress, TikTok and WeChatWhile most tech companies have a tool to fulfil requests for downloading user information, some Chinese companies have made it difficult to...
17 Jul, 2025, 09.16 PM IST
TikTok hit by fresh complaint over data accessOnline privacy campaigners filed fresh complaints against social media giant TikTok and two other Chinese-owned companies on Thursday, sayi...
17 Jul, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
Privacy group files complaint against AliExpress, TikTok, WeChatAustrian advocacy group noyb has filed data privacy complaints against AliExpress, TikTok, and WeChat, alleging non-compliance with EU laws...
17 Jul, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok went dark in the United States on Saturday, hours before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect. The shutdow...
19 Jan, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok, a global social video app owned by China-based ByteDance, faces a potential ban in the US unless sold to a US owner. Concerns about...
18 Jan, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
TikTok, five other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaintsAustrian advocacy group Noyb has filed privacy complaints against six Chinese companies, including TikTok and Shein, for unlawfully transfe...
17 Jan, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Chinese apps including TikTok hit by privacy complaints in EuropeOnline privacy campaigners said Thursday they had filed complaints in several European countries against six Chinese companies including Ti...
16 Jan, 2025, 04.41 PM IST
US regulator says TikTok may be violating child privacy lawThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday that it had referred a complaint against TikTok to the Justice Department, saying t...
19 Jun, 2024, 06.48 PM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok's tumultuous journey includes growth from a teen app to a global trendsetter, facing national security concerns and ownership disput...
28 Apr, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
Risky China apps need India-style action: FCC Commissioner Brendan CarrIndia banned TikTok and nearly 300 other Chinese apps in phases, starting from June 2020, over national security concerns.
15 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Driver's licenses, addresses, photos: Inside how TikTok shares user dataTikTok has downplayed the access that its China-based workers have to US user data. In a congressional hearing in March, TikTok's CEO, Shou...
29 May, 2023, 09.12 AM IST
Driver's licenses, addresses, photos: Inside how TikTok shares user dataTikTok's China-based employees have access to U.S. user data on an internal platform called Lark, according to internal reports and former ...
25 May, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
US state sues TikTok over safety and security breachesThe US state of Indiana has sued popular social media app TikTok over safety and security breaches.
11 Dec, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
TikTok says to address European concerns by opening up about how it worksThe social media app said on Tuesday it would open a European Transparency and Accountability Centre, at first virtually and later at a fac...
27 Apr, 2021, 06.09 PM IST
TikTok says it has 'no choice' but to sue Trump administration over threatened U.S. banIt also said the administration has ignored its "extensive efforts" to address its concerns, and accused Trump of politicizing the dispute ...
24 Aug, 2020, 09.32 PM IST
Keep a close watch on TikTok, PMO tells IT Ministry after complaintsMinistry had said that the Chinese app was in compliance with all requirements.
19 Jul, 2019, 08.18 AM IST
Govt issues notice to Tiktok, Helo; asks them to answer queries or face banWhen contacted, Tiktok and Helo in a joint statement said they have plans to invest $1 billion over the period of next three years.
18 Jul, 2019, 07.42 PM IST