Category Archives: TikTok

How TikTok is reframing cybersecurity efforts

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You might think of TikTok as the place to go to find out new recipes and laugh at silly videos. And as a cybersecurity professional, TikTok’s potential data security issues are also likely to come to mind. However, in recent years, TikTok has worked to promote cybersecurity through its channels and programs. To highlight its […]

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Justice Department Sues TikTok, Accusing the Company of Illegally Collecting Children’s Data

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The US Justice Department has sued TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data and violating an online privacy law.
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Smashing Security podcast #380: Teachers TikTok targeted, and fraud in the doctors’ waiting room

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Execs at a health tech startup are sentenced to jail after a massive ad fraud, and a school is shaken after teachers are targeted via TikTok.

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President Biden Signs Bill To Ban TikTok If Parent Company Doesn’t Sell It

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US President Joe Biden has signed the bill that could ban TikTok in the US unless its Chinese parent company ByteDance agrees to divest it.
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House-passed data privacy bill doesn’t thrill privacy groups

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A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.

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Bill That Could Ban TikTok Passed in the House. Here’s What to Know

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The House passed legislation that would ban TikTok if its China-based owner ByteDance doesn’t sell its stakes in the popular social media platform within six months of the bill’s enactment.
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Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters

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Meta, the company that owns some of the biggest social networks in use today, has explained how it means to tackle disinformation related to the upcoming EU Parliament elections, with a special emphasis on how it plans to treat AI-generated content tha… Continue reading Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters→