TikTok says it won't add E2EE to DMs because it would prevent police and its safety teams from reading messages when needed and it wants to protect young users
TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals - arguing it makes users less safe.
BBC Joe Tidy
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New from me: TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk. This came about from a safety briefing at TikTok where execs say a deliberate decision was taken to protect users, especially young ones from grooming & other harm www.bbc.c…
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It's absolutely insane to me that in this day and age a company would reject end-to-end encryption so that cops and feds can actively read people's messages. It also puts that same data at risk from hackers. But that's TikTok, under new U.S. ownership. — https://www.bbc.com/.…