In a news we shared with you a few days ago, we mentioned that the iOS version of Instagram and Facebook violates user privacy. According to a developer named Felix Krause, Instagram and Facebook’s built-in browser was designed to track every button that users touched. It turned out that TikTok also made this security breach. The browser in TikTok’s iOS application was also secretly following the user.
Examining the codes of the TikTok application, Felix Krause found that the most popular social media platform of recent years has been following the user. Allegedly, TikTok developers integrated a JavaScript code into the browser in the application, thus recording everything from the user’s credit card information to the places he touched on the screen.
TikTok admitted that this is the case, but…
A TikTok spokesperson, who made a statement to Forbes, admitted that they added JavaScript code to the internet browser within the application. However, according to the spokesperson, this code was not meant to track the user. According to the company, with this JavaScript code, pages were tracked whether they crashed and loading speeds. According to the spokesperson, the purpose of the code is debugging and troubleshooting. Of course, it’s your choice whether to believe it or not.
Although TikTok has denied these allegations, you can take your own precautions as a user. In this context; What you need to do is pretty simple. If you have an iPhone and use TikTok, you can open links in Safari, Chrome or any browser you use by copying them instead of opening them in TikTok’s in-app browser. Thus, TikTok cannot track your movements, at least not through the browser.
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