Lawsuit Claims TikTok Violates Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Surveillance Rules

Lawsuit Claims TikTok Violates Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Surveillance Rules
In this photo illustration, the download page for the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Washington on Aug. 7, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Beth Brelje
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TikTok records every keystroke, click, swipe, and text communication—including information written but not sent by the user—when users enter other websites through the app.

That level of surveillance not only goes beyond user expectations, but in some states, it is a violation of wiretapping laws, a class action lawsuit filed last week in Pennsylvania alleges.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
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Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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