⚡️🚨 NEW - TikTok updated its Privacy Policy and it goes far beyond basic app data. The policy explicitly says TikTok may collect or infer sensitive personal data, including your: ➥ Citizenship or immigration status ➥ Religious beliefs ➥ Mental and physical health information ➥ Race or ethnic origin ➥ Precise geolocation ➥ Gender identity (including trans or non-binary) ➥ Sexual orientation. TikTok says this data can be provided directly, inferred from your activity, or processed “as permitted by law” and with user consent

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At least they are saying that openly. An algo which knew if the user is straight or gay before they themselves even realized was researched and studied at least five years ago. So I would be surprised if they wouldn't know and collect this type of information long before disclosing it.
This change, effective January 22, 2026, applies specifically to users in the United States. While they claim data is collected directly (e.g., from your posts or surveys), inferred from activity, or with consent as law allows, it’s all too easy for inferences to turn your likes and views into a profiled dossier, ripe for abuse or data breaches. In terms of U.S. data privacy laws, this aligns with state frameworks like the CCPA in California, which classifies these as “sensitive personal information” and mandates opt-out rights for sales or sharing, plus limits on use without consent, though enforcement is spotty and federal law is absent, leaving gaps for overreach. Compared to the EU’s GDPR, which bans processing such special category data without explicit consent or strict necessity (and TikTok’s EEA policy doesn’t even list these explicitly), Americans get weaker protections.
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Tyler 3 weeks ago
Nostr > All social media platforms.
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B. Sovereign 3 weeks ago
TikTok was already walking a fine line with me after its “disappearance” in early 2025. I’ve opted out no need for further privacy invasiveness.
Well. This is unsurprising 😐 I left TikTakToe alone a while ago, because too many geriatric, senile politicians were tinkering with it. Good luck, world. Have fun projectile vomiting 🤮 your information into Big Brother's open maw 😆 #ShouldaChoseNostr View quoted note →