Image Recognition
TikTok has updated its privacy policy in the US and has introduced a section that states that the app “may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information” from its users’ content. These new biometric data collection details have been introduced under a newly added section called “Image and Audio Information” that’s placed under the “Information we collect automatically” heading in the policy. This section of TikTok’s privacy policy lists the types of data the app collects from users and it is a pretty extensive list. What is more concerning is the plan to collect biometric data, as TikTok states - “We may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws, such as faceprints and voiceprints, from your User Content. Only a few US states have biometric privacy laws, including Washington, California, Texas, New York, and Illinois.