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Ask anyone under the age of 18 to name their favourite app, and there’s a good chance they’ll say “TikTok.”
The short-form video platform has taken the world by storm in recent years, thanks to its addictive mix of user-generated content and algorithm-driven recommendations.
However, it turns out that TikTok may have crossed a line when it comes to its youngest users.
The UK’s data privacy regulator is investigating whether TikTok violated children’s privacy law by processing data of kids under 13 without parental consent.
If found guilty, the company could be fined up to £27 million (about $29 million).
In a legal document notifying TikTok of the possible fine, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office says TikTok may have processed sensitive categories of data “without legal grounds,” and may have failed to provide information to its users transparently enough.
According to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, TikTok may have violated children’s privacy law by processing data of kids under 13 without parental consent.
The ICO is also investigating whether TikTok collected sensitive categories of data without legal grounds and failed to provide information to its users transparently enough.
If found guilty, TikTok could be fined up to $29 million. That would be a drop in the bucket for a company like ByteDance, which is valued at over $75 billion.
However, it would be a big deal for TikTok in the UK, where the app has been downloaded over 32 million times.
It’s important to note that there is no evidence that any user data was actually mishandled or misused by TikTok.
Rather, the ICO is concerned that TikTok may have collect children’s data without their parents’ knowledge or consent.
TikTok has always maintained that it has a separate app called “Tik Tok Kids” for users under the age of 13.
However, according to the ICO, some children were able to bypass these age restrictions and create accounts on the main TikTok app. As a result, their data may have been collected without their parents’ knowledge or consent.
It’s still unclear what will happen next in this case. The ICO is currently in talks with ByteDance about possible resolutions, but no decisions have been made yet.
In the meantime, TikTok will continue to operate as normal in the UK.
But if found guilty, this would be a big deal for TikTok in the UK, where the app has been downloaded over 32 million times.
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Power was restored after 45 minutes after the drone made a pre-cautionary landing.
‘Wing’ is the company behind the incident who use drones for their food delivery services.
A spokesperson for Energex, the company who supplies power to the 300-affected homes says drones can be dangerous.
It’s believed these instances are very rare and the meal was still hot when emergency crews arrived at the scene.
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META’S HIRING FREEZE | Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told employees the company is going on a “hiring freeze.”
He says there might also be more layoffs in the future and pointed the blame at the global economy and Apple.
Meta’s revenue has been taking a hit because of the global economic slowdown, and Apple’s recent change to its ad tracking policies hasn’t helped matters either.
As a result, Meta’s stock price has plunged more than 50% this year.
In May, Zuckerberg warned that Meta might have to make some “tough choices” in the form of layoffs.
But by June, he sounded more optimistic, saying that Meta was “well-positioned” to weather the economic storm.
Now it looks like those tough choices are finally being made.
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Apple has fired its vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins for making crude comments in a viral TikTok video.
It all started with an interview that went horribly wrong. Creator Daniel Mac posted a video where he asked Blevins what he does for a living, and Blevins response didn’t reference anything respectable.
“I race cars and play golf and fondle big-breasted women. But I take weekends But I take weekends and major holidays off,” Blevins replied.
The video has been viewed over 1.3 million times.
The video didn’t identify Blevins by name and didn’t reference his position at Apple, though Blevins does note that his job offers “a hell of a dental plan.”
But Apple moved quickly to fire Blevins, saying the comments don’t align with their values and respect of women.
Apple is known for being a family-friendly company, so it’s no surprise that they wouldn’t want an employee making crude jokes on TikTok.
This just goes to show that you should be careful what you say on social media.
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