Monitoring microphone and camera API access at full sample rate on a policy page goes far beyond what is necessary for platform operation and could facilitate surveillance of audio and video permissions without user awareness.
TikTok's platform policy pages embed JavaScript instrumentation that actively monitors device sensors including clipboard content, geolocation, accelerometer, gyroscope, and battery status, meaning data collection occurs even when users are simply reading policy documents. This broad sensor monitoring, combined with TikTok's known data-sharing practices and ByteDance's ownership structure, creates meaningful privacy risk for all users including those in jurisdictions with strong data protection laws. You can limit TikTok's data access by revoking clipboard, location, and microphone permissions for the TikTok app in your device's settings.
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