Jaahid Khan

TikTok's Android app allegedly collected unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices for at least 15 months, which ended with the release of an update in November last year. These unique identifiers, called media access control (MAC) addresses, are primarily used to serve personalized advertisements. This new information comes to light when a few days ago, US President Donald Trump passed an order banning TickTock in the country. The app is accused of helping the Communist Party of China keep an eye on the US government. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the strategy used by TikTok to collect MAC addresses for Android users violates Google's policy. The platform, owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance, is said to have ended the strategy through an update released on 18 November. In 2013, Apple prevented third-party app developers from collecting iPhone users' MAC addresses. Google followed that suit in 2015 and banned apps on Google Play from collecting ...

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the idea of ​​banning TickTalk is continuing. During a conversation with the media at the White House, Trump said - We can ban Ticktock. There are some other options. Let us see what happens next. Trump has spoken of banning Ticketcock many times before. Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo and several top officials have also reiterated his point. According to US officials, national security is threatened by Tiktok. It sends personal information of people to China. Tiktok may be asked to sell ownership Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal have quoted sources claiming that the Trump administration may order Bytdans to sell the title to TickTalk. The order attached to it can be issued in a couple of days. The banning of Ticketock was supported by many leaders. Senator Marco Rubio said on Friday that in the current format this app is a threat to our national security. Some senators have also written a letter to the Attorney General demanding the ba...