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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Josh Taylor

TikTok data collection could reveal what floor a user is on, cybersecurity firm says

The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone screen
The TikTok app has been banned from government devices by several western countries over fears of whether China can access data. Photograph: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

The Australian-US cybersecurity company that last year revealed the extent of TikTok’s data collection says the social media company has increased what location information it collects to include altitude, which could tell it what floor of a building a user is on.

Last year Internet 2.0 released a study on the data TikTok attempts to collect on user devices, which includes contact lists and calendars, and its scanning of hard drives and geolocating devices on an hourly basis.

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