TikTok to pay record fine for collecting children’s data

TikTok to pay record fine for collecting children’s data

The video streaming application has allegedly paid a $ 5.7 million penalty for submitting small children's email address, photos and location data for 13 years. Under the Children's Online Online Privacy Protection Act It's illegal.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, it is the biggest penalty for infringing children's privacy.

Tick-box headquarter is located in Los Angeles. In 2018 it was merged into Musical.ly. In the Music Musly.ly app, uploading a video of short-term video. These videos are uploaded to a clipboard, but most of the videos are made on the audio or music of a variety of users or movie clips. Contains rifles.

In addition to creating and sharing videos, users can also contact other users from commissions or direct messages.

Tick ??Tok was launched in China in 2016. In China it is known as Douyin (meaning vibrating sound). One year later, it was presented in a global market called Tick Tuck.

Ticktop users have become so much addicted to their risk of making videos as well.

A new feature was introduced in Douyin in April 2018, which reminds consumers about the passing of 1.5 hours after passing. It can not be seen when this feature will be presented in the global market.

By June 2018 the number of active users of the tick-box was 500 million and only China's main 150 million in the world. In the first half of 2018, it became the most downloaded application for the App Store.

At that time the download was 104 million. Which was more than the downloads of YouTube, Wats app or Instagram in the same period. It has been downloaded 80 million times in the US.

Due to the popularity of children and youth, many people have also questioned the privacy in the application. According to the UK's Wellness Report, the most frightening thing is that sexual nudity keeps track of the children from the application.

Modeling a tick-to-live live streaming application is difficult to modify and that's the biggest problem.