The accusation of Félix Krause goes through naming a series of JavaScript codes that the social network implements. At no time is it indicated that they are used for certain purposes, but it is undeniable that they are there and could be used.
TikTok is not a secure app. It’s actually very insecure.
What has this individual discovered about TikTok? The application has a own browser to open links from your app. These links can be from products, from other social networks and almost anything. It is important to indicate that there is no way to open a link in an external browser: It does not have this function that we do see in other apps.
The problem is in this TikTok browser itself. the app inject a JavaScript code each time you use it, modifying certain aspects of browsing and the website you visit. According to Félix Krause, this type of code allows the monitoring of touches on the screen, text inputs and much more.
Yes, TikTok may be collecting all the touches you make on the screen when you use your own browser. That is, it may be registering passwords, emails, phone numbers or even your credit cards. All!
As Félix points out, the fact of injecting this code does not mean that it is being used to monitor this content. Of course, it is curious that the app does not allow you to open links in other browsers and forces you to use your own.
TikTok ensures that it does not use this data
After these harsh statements, a TikTok spokesperson commented that, indeed, this code is injected into your own browser, but is not used for those purposes. The objective is to debug and monitor the user experience to solve problems in the app.
You now have all the information and statements of the app to be able to make a decision regarding TikTok. From ProAndroid.com we are only going to tell you that you have be very careful with your own browsers of social networks and apps in general.