4/3/2023 0 Comments Kids tictoc![]() This article was written courtesy of local tech expert, and our friend, Burton Kelso, owner of Integral Computer Services. This is of course an ever-evolving niche of today’s world. Stay tuned for more updates and tips to stay as safe as possible. Do some research before you allow them to use this app or any other social media platform. Letting them on the TikTok app at all carries inherent risk. Honestly, kids, particularly younger than high school, are really not equipped to keep themselves safe on any social media. Open Tiktok Settings and Privacy, go to Privacy, and turn off the toggle that says “Suggest Your Account to Others.” Make your TikTok profile a low-profile one. It’s not a bulletproof method to avoid Tiktok tracking you for ads but any little bit helps. Go to Settings and Privacy, select Privacy, then Ads Personalization, and click off “Use of Off-TikTok Activity for Ad Targeting”. Tiktok, like most other social media apps, uses targeting to serve you ads. Stop TikTok from accessing your location: Unlike let’s say photo apps that tag your photos and videos with a location so you can find them easier later, Tiktok doesn’t have that functionality – so why should they know where you are every minute of the day? Put a limit to the ads That way, you’re protected in the event of a Tiktok leak. ![]() Make sure your kiddos know they should not share any sort of personal or private information in the messaging service.īytedance, the app’s creator, can read messages sent by users, so don’t include too much detailed info in your chats. Why would an app designed to let you watch videos want access to your G-Suite? ![]() Tiktok continually asks for more permissions to snoop into your other accounts, even when it doesn’t need to do so. Don’t allow TikTok to access Google or other social media accounts. It doesn’t allow the whole world to see your account it sets it up so you have the option to decide which users take part in or see your account. If you don’t have a TikTok account, they could create a fake account and use it to send spam to users ruining your company brand. Scammers are looking for brands on social media to duplicate. ![]() If you’re an individual, have a child on TikTok or are a small business that relies on TikTok for social media marketing, here are some steps you can take to protect your privacy: Claim your TikTok account now if you have any sort of group or business name so no one else can use it. Tiktok can actually avoid Apple privacy protections and even Google ones and the safest way to avoid being tracked is to simply uninstall Tiktok and stop using the app which is what many state governments are doing. The bad news is you can’t fully stop Tiktok from tracking you, no matter what. ![]()
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