According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.

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TikTok's new privacy policy under US ownership introduces three major changes: precise GPS location tracking (previously not collected from US users), explicit tracking of AI interactions including prompts and generated outputs, and expanded ad network capabilities that use collected data to serve targeted ads across the web. Users were prompted to accept these changes before continuing to use the app.

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes