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TikTok's privacy policy, data practices pose risks to South Korean users, lawmakers say

By Wooyoung Lee ( October 14, 2021, 03:37 GMT | Insight) -- TikTok’s practice of collecting users’ data, storage and transmission records pose a risk to data privacy, South Korean lawmakers said during a national audit on the country’s privacy regulator. In his response, Personal Information and Protection Commission Chairman Yoon Jong-in said that his agency was aware of the concerns and had already asked TikTok to provide an explanation for its privacy policy.TikTok’s practice of collecting users’ facial images and voices, along with their data storage and transmission records, poses a risk to data privacy, South Korean lawmakers said during a national audit on the country’s privacy regulator on Wednesday....

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