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Abdur14
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Questions about data collection

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One of the unique features of TikTok Shop is that it allows users to purchase from different sellers in the same order and process payments directly on TikTok , for a complete in-app experience.


However, this gives the Chinese company access to sensitive user data, such as card details, billing and shipping information, which could lead to further scrutiny by US authorities .

TikTok has already faced pressure from federal, state and local governments, who have expressed concerns about how the Chinese company handles its data privacy policy and has raised national security hong kong number data concerns about Americans being tracked or influenced within the app.

In response, ByteDance , TikTok's parent company, has claimed that it has been working to isolate sensitive data from US users and ensure that it is only accessible to US personnel through the separate USDS unit. Similarly, prior to the launch of Shop, TikTok claimed that it had updated the app so that it does not collect exact location data, but rather approximate location information.

But it seems that Shop does show user data to sellers , as TikTok’s buyer policy states , “Sellers are independently responsible for the data they collect about you through TikTok Shop, and TikTok is not responsible for their compliance with applicable law .”
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