TikTok logo on an iPhone in London on Feb. 28, 2023. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Chinese-owned video streaming platform TikTok has reportedly been asking users for their iPhone passwords in order to view content, sparking concern among individuals using the app.
Reports that the platform began asking users to enter their iPhone passwords in order to watch videos on the app first began emerging in November, according to Dexerto, with the publication noting users took to social media to raise the alarm.
Yet TikTok—which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020—has not explained the reasoning behind the need for users to enter their highly personal and sensitive information.
Dexerto noted the move coincided with security updates from Apple aimed at protecting users from password theft if devices are stolen.At the time of that update, a spokesperson for Apple told The Epoch Times, “As threats to […]
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