TikTok agrees to $92 million settlement in class action privacy lawsuit - Mashable

Summary

TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, agreed to a $92 million settlement in a class action lawsuit related to privacy violations under Illinois' biometric privacy laws. The lawsuit combined 21 separate cases into one filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Plaintiffs claimed TikTok and its predecessor, Musical.ly, collected biometric data and used facial recognition technology in video filters to track users, including minors. The settlement requires TikTok to disclose data collection practices in its Privacy Policy and provide employee training on data privacy laws. The settlement is pending judicial approval and includes U.S. users who used TikTok or Musical.ly before February 25.