Thomas Brewster
@thomasbrewster.bsky.social
Forbes senior writer, covering privacy, surveillance and cybercrime. Editor of The Wiretap newsletter, featuring all of the above.
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But then I saw that TikTok had recently changed its policies about when and how it notifies users that their data has been requested. And the new policy was weaker than most of TikTok's competitors'. 5/8
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TikTok Won’t Say If It’s Giving ICE Your Data
Changes to TikTok's policies make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with governments. TikTok did not respond to questions about the changes.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
But then I saw that TikTok had recently changed its policies about when and how it notifies users that their data has been requested. And the new policy was weaker than most of TikTok's competitors'. 5/8
www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...