TikTok Under Joint Investigation by Canadian Privacy Protection Authorities

TikTok Under Joint Investigation by Canadian Privacy Protection Authorities
A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 25, 2022. Martin Meissner/AP Photo
Peter Wilson
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The popular but controversial short-form video streaming application TikTok is under investigation by Canada’s federal privacy watchdog and three of the country’s provincial privacy commissioners over concerns about the app’s disclosure of users’ personal information.

The investigation will be undertaken by the office of federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne, along with respective provincial privacy authorities for British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec.