TikTok's in-app browser has the ability to monitor certain kinds of user activity on the external websites...

The app inserts code into the website that allows TikTok to monitor activity like keystrokes and what users are tapping on that site. 

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TikTok collects the personal user information like credit card numbers, Personal photos, Vidoes  and passwords...

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The app is able to insert the code and modify the websites to allow that monitoring your personal data and passwords

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The sites are opened in TikTok's in-app browser, rather than in a standard one like Chrome or Safari.

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TikTok didn't respond to a CNET email seeking comment. TikTok spokesperson Maureen Shanahan confirmed...

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... to Forbes that those features exist in the code but said TikTok doesn't use them to track users. 

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TikTok added that the code is part of a third-party software development kit, or SDK, a set of tools....

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...used to build or maintain apps, and that the SDK includes features TikTok doesn't use. It maybe harmful for you and your data...

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