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Pedro Camacho

TikTok's New Policy Lets Government Agencies Request User Data Without Notification: Report

TikTok app on smartphone (Credit: Via Unsplash)

TikTok has quietly modified its privacy and law enforcement policies to allow government and regulatory agencies to request user data — potentially without informing affected users, as different news sites reported on Tuesday.

The short-form video platform, which serves more than 170 million users in the United States, expanded its data-sharing provisions earlier this year while negotiating with the Trump administration to continue operating in the country.

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