Microsoft says it’s discussing acquiring a portion of TikTok’s English-speaking markets. President Donald Trump threatened to ban the app in the U.S. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has spoken with Trump about buying TikTok, Microsoft says. TikTok collects data, just like Google, Amazon or Facebook, but security researchers have found egregious flaws in TikTok. The app’s privacy policy includes IP addresses, geolocation data, unique device identifiers, browsing and search histories and cookies. Other companies in addition to Microsoft have reportedly been in discussions with ByteDance.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/microsoft-may-be-tiktoks-privacy-security-lifeline-a-14753