TikTok collected Android device identifiers in violation of Google policy

TikTok collected MAC addresses identifying millions of Android devices until November 2019. Collection of the addresses violated Apple and Google policy, however, the app was able to exploit a loophole in the Google app store. TikTok neither informed users of the monitoring or gave them an option to opt out.

TikTok collected Android device identifiers in violation of Google policy

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