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TikTok privacy policy and tracking changes

Coverage from Vijesti, WIRED, and others

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TikTok is revising its U.

S. privacy framework while expanding or clarifying what it can collect, especially location signals, metadata, and AI interaction data. At the same time, reporting highlights cross-site tracking through advertising pixels and renewed scrutiny of how user data moves across the platform and ad ecosystem.

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