"TikTok's efforts to stop children using the app and protect their personal data have been inadequate, a Canadian investigation has found. Hundreds of thousands of children in the country use TikTok each year despite the firm saying it is not intended for people under the age of 13, according to the findings. The investigation also found TikTok had collected sensitive personal information from "a large number" of Canadian children and used it for online marketing and content targeting."
"At a news conference to announce the findings, Mr Dufresne said the hugely popular short-video platform collects "vast" amounts of information from its users, including children. "This data is being used to target the content and ads that users see, which can have harmful impacts, particularly on youth," he added. Mr Dufresne said that in response to the investigation TikTok had agreed to enhance measures to stop children using the platform and to more clearly indicate how their data could be used."
TikTok's efforts to prevent children from using the app and to protect their personal data have been judged inadequate. Hundreds of thousands of Canadian children use TikTok each year despite the firm stating it is not intended for people under 13. TikTok collected sensitive personal information from a large number of Canadian children and used that data for online marketing and content targeting. Philippe Dufresne stated that the platform collects vast amounts of information from users, including children, and that data is used to target content and ads with potentially harmful impacts on youth. TikTok said it will introduce measures to strengthen privacy for Canadians while disputing some conclusions.
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