Footage of South Koreans Trend on Chinese TikTok, Raising Privacy Concerns

Footage of South Koreans Trend on Chinese TikTok, Raising Privacy Concerns
Commuters travel on an underground metro train in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 16, 2021. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images
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South Koreans have voiced privacy concerns after learning that users of China’s version of TikTok have been recording unauthorized footage of people in public places in South Korea.

A recent post titled, “Do you know that Chinese people take pictures of Koreans secretly?” has been trending on a South Korean forum.