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Keystroke pattern collection is a behavioural biometric that can be used to identify or fingerprint a user, going beyond passive device metadata.
Interpretive note: The evidence span contains multiple independent data types (keystroke patterns, battery state, audio settings, connected audio devices). The canonical claim focuses on keystroke patterns or rhythms as the primary proposition given its relative sensitivity; the others are recorded in omitted_material.
The updated policy changed the controlling entity from TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC to TikTok Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-registered company. The U.S.-specific privacy policy language was replaced with terms covering "other regions." Users previously governed under U.S. privacy protections are now subject to different jurisdictional terms.
View change record →If you access TikTok on a device, TikTok Ads may collect data about how and when you press keys, which constitutes a behavioural biometric signal.
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Keystroke pattern collection is a behavioural biometric that can be used to identify or fingerprint a user, going beyond passive device metadata.
If you access TikTok on a device, TikTok Ads may collect data about how and when you press keys, which constitutes a behavioural biometric signal.
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