> What data is tiktok collecting that google isnt? Is there a fairly applied rule here, or is sinophobia driving this?
While I agree that sinophobia plays into discourse around TikTok, TikTok has an established pattern of collecting data against the user's wishes (even bypassing system permissions), and of collecting and storing data about minors in direct violation of the law[0].
They are not an unknown entity; they are an established bad actor when it comes to Dara collection and storage.
The only concrete claim in that article that I see is insufficient age verification. How does youtube age verify users who are under 13 and trying to create an account? Does google search/ad tracking have a mechanism to avoid tracking < 13yos?
I suspect they just say "its against terms" but allow it to happen, because to verify children they'd need to collect information on them...
While I agree that sinophobia plays into discourse around TikTok, TikTok has an established pattern of collecting data against the user's wishes (even bypassing system permissions), and of collecting and storing data about minors in direct violation of the law[0].
They are not an unknown entity; they are an established bad actor when it comes to Dara collection and storage.
[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56815480