TikTok won’t get the Facebook free pass
There is little difference between Facebook and TikTok in terms of violating user privacy, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
26 March 2023 - 00:00
This week's US Congressional hearing on TikTok, and in particular its alleged invasion of privacy and threat to security, was as revealing of the video-sharing platform as it was of the shortcomings of privacy legislation in the US...
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