In the wake of a global data privacy crisis, the Senate has asked the Standing Committee on Information and Technology to look into strategies that will protect Kenyans from the security “loopholes” of Tik Tok. “There has been a serious allegation against the application on the issue of data privacy. The senator alleges that the user’s information collected by TikTok is used to create a profile of the user and not target advertisement as users presume. “It’s not right to say that only one app from one specific country has issues with the privacy of data. Currently, TikTok is under investigation by the British Information Commissioner’s Officer to ascertain whether its in line with European privacy laws.

Source: Standard Digital September 17, 2020 20:06 UTC