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#TikTok updated its Privacy Policy (Jan 22,
2026).
(Credit legalmiga on threads)
TikTok collects everything you upload, including drafts you never post
DMs + messages are collected and reviewed
Al prompts & Al responses you enter are stored and used to improve their systems

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They access clipboard content when you copy/ paste into the app
Contacts can be pulled from your phone if syncing is on
Faceprints & voiceprints can be extracted from your videos
Location data (approximate by default, precise if enabled)
Keystroke patterns + device behavior are tracked

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Activity can be linked across multiple devices
TikTok shares your data with advertisers + analytics partners
Your activity can affect ads outside TikTok
Opt-outs exist but you have to manually manage them
Public videos can appear on Google, news sites, and aggregators

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@reaDonald Trump
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I am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok! It will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice. Along with other factors, it was responsible for my doing so well with the Youth Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. I only hope that long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok. Thank you to Vice President JD Vance, and all of the others within my Administration, who helped bring this Deal to a very dramatic, final, and beautiful conclusion. I would also like to thank President Xi, of China, for working with us and, ultimately, approving the Deal.
He could have gone the other way, but didn't, and is appreciated for his decision. PRESIDENT DONALD J.
TRUMP
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