TikTok just gave itself permission to collect biometric data on US users, including ‘faceprints and voiceprints’ – TechCrunch

The more concerning part of the new section references a plan to collect biometric data. It states:We may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws, such as faceprints and voiceprints, from your User Content. That’s important because as it stands today, only a handful of U.S. states have biometric privacy laws, including Illinois, Washington, California, Texas and New York. In the grand scheme of things, TikTok still has plenty of data on its users, their content and their devices, even without biometric data. Now, the policy says TikTok “may collect” clipboard data “with your permission.”)The content of the Privacy Policy itself wasn’t of immediate concern to some TikTok users.