ByteDance sued for allegedly collecting biometric data without consent
is facing a class-action lawsuit over claims that its CapCut video-editing app is vacuuming up data from its more than 200 million active users without consent. Among other things, the lawsuit, which was filed in Illinois, claims that CapCut violates the state's by collecting data like face scans and voiceprints without informing users or getting express permission.
The app also allegedly collects details about a user's location, date of birth and gender as well as their photos and videos. Much of this is said to be in service of delivering targeted ads. In addition, claims that the app is capable of harvesting data from user devices, including the MAC address and SIM serial number.unearthed, asserts that CapCut's privacy policy was designed to make it hard for people to understand or to give the app “meaningful, express consent.” One plaintiff who started using the app while in the seventh grade was allegedly able to use CapCut without having to sign up for an account, reviewing a privacy policy or having parental consent.
Moreover, the suit points out that, since ByteDance is headquartered in Beijing, the company may be compelled to share CapCut data with the Chinese government. It claims that a former ByteDance official revealed publicly that the Chinese Communist Party can use a “backdoor channel code" to access data on users based outside of the country, including those in the US.Great deals on consumer electronics delivered straight to your inbox, curated by Engadget’s editorial team.
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