TikTok reveals it can collect biometric data of users in the US in its new privacy policy

TikTok has mentioned in an updated privacy policy section that it can collect data, including faceprints and voiceprints of users of the app in the US.

The Short-video app TikTok has now confirmed that it will be collecting biometric data of its users in the US. TikTok clears that the data will include faceprint and voiceprints of users in a bid to be more transparent about its privacy policies as per the legal obligations in certain US states. TikTok mentions the same in a new privacy policy section for US users. The newly added section, under the subheading "Images and Audio Information," clears that the app may collect biometric identifiers and information from its users' content. It will seek additional permissions from the user for this data collection only where "required by law." The company further shares details on the exact sort of data collection it will conduct. It states in its privacy policy that information collected by TikTok may include the identification of "objects and scenery that appear." It can also seek the "existence and location" of the face and body features and attributes within an image. As for audio, it can collect the data to identify the nature of the audio, "and the text of the words spoken in your User Content."