TikTok Monitors Keystrokes of Users in iOS App’s Browser

TikTok logs the keystrokes of users with its in-app browser on Apple devices, including passwords and credit card numbers, according to a researcher who used to work for Google and Twitter.

Of the seven most popular iOS apps analyzed, Beijing-based TikTok was the only one that didn’t give users the option to open links with a third-party browser. TikTok’s iOS app “monitors all taps happening on websites, including taps on all buttons and links” accessed via its in-app browser.

“TikTok iOS subscribes to every keystroke (text inputs) happening on third party websites rendered inside the TikTok app. This can include passwords, credit card information, and other sensitive user data (keypress and keydown)”

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