{"id":553858,"date":"2021-06-05T18:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T22:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=553858"},"modified":"2021-06-05T18:36:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T22:36:02","slug":"report-chinas-tiktok-unable-to-explain-why-they-may-store-your-faceprints-and-voiceprints-and-other-biometric-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-chinas-tiktok-unable-to-explain-why-they-may-store-your-faceprints-and-voiceprints-and-other-biometric-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: China\u2019s TikTok \u2018Unable To Explain\u2019 Why They May Store Your \u2018Faceprints And Voiceprints\u2019 And Other \u2018Biometric Data\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-chinas-tiktok-unable-to-explain-why-they-may-store-your-faceprints-and-voiceprints-and-other-biometric-data%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=553858&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1228002908-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Earlier this week, the Chinese social media platform TikTok released their new privacy policy informing users that the app may collect new forms of biometric data, such as \u201cfaceprints and voiceprints,\u201d but the company has reportedly been \u201c<\/span><span>unable to explain what types of data these terms referred to, or why the app might need to access this information in the first place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>A change to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/legal\/privacy-policy?lang=en#privacy-us\"><span>TikTok\u2019s U.S. privacy policy<\/span><\/a><span> on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app <\/span><span>\u2018may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information\u2019<\/span><span> from its users\u2019 content,\u201d reported <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/06\/03\/tiktok-just-gave-itself-permission-to-collect-biometric-data-on-u-s-users-including-faceprints-and-voiceprints\/?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhldmVyZ2UuY29tLw&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANAjB_afsssFR4APN9O4Vawrfs22EWTL2kdWa1YmoVTO_Ksab2ulVKARysujLdD_8L4sk8Svz-ioJT6YywnotB9WEKO6xhBYsM-OQ7hCU_Uv7QXQkzEH85IiUFkdJJH0-01OUwyYMYFoY9bAMRb9VneRf_mOVzKpf1BCLbWq6BUk\"><span>TechCrunch<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cThis includes things like <\/span><span>\u2018faceprints and voiceprints,\u2019<\/span><span> the policy explained.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>TechCrunch then explained that after being reached for comment on the forms of data that may be collected, \u201cTikTok could not confirm what product developments necessitated the addition of biometric data to its list of disclosures about the information it automatically collects from users, but said it would ask for consent in the case such data collection practices began.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>We may collect information about the images and audio that are a part of your User Content, such as identifying the objects and scenery that appear, the existence and location within an image of face and body features and attributes, the nature of the audio, and the text of the words spoken in your User Content,\u201d TikTok announced in the \u201cImage and Audio Information\u201d section of their new privacy policy. \u201cWe may collect this information to enable special video effects, for content moderation, for demographic classification, for content and ad recommendations, and for other non-personally-identifying operations. We may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws, such as faceprints and voiceprints, from your User Content. Where required by law, we will seek any required permissions from you prior to any such collection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Other parts of TikTok\u2019s privacy policy include the collection of information regarding \u201cthe images and audio that are a part of your User Content, such as identifying the objects and scenery that appear, the existence and location within an image of face and body features and attributes, the nature of the audio, and the text of the words spoken in your User Content.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Other forms of \u201ctechnical information\u201d recorded by the Chinese social media platform include \u201ckeystroke patterns or rhythms,\u201d and \u201clocation information based on your SIM card and\/or IP address.\u201d The company is also vague regarding where such data is stored, saying that it may be recorded \u201coutside of the country where you live,\u201d and that TikTok maintains \u201cmajor servers around the world to bring you our services globally and continuously.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As TechCrunch noted, issues such as consent and methods of storage become notably important because <\/span><span>\u201conly a handful of U.S. states have biometric privacy laws, including Illinois, Washington, California, Texas and New York.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf TikTok only requested consent, \u2018where required by law,\u2019 it could mean users in other states would not have to be informed about the data collection,\u201d added TechCrunch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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