Ask HN: Is Tik Tok Breaching Apple’s Privacy Guidelines?

13 pointsfilthyanimal224 comments

I found out that Tik Tok is uniquely identifying devices and may be breaching Apple’s policies.

1) Install the app

2) Don’t allow notifications or anything else

2) Search 25 terms

3) Tik Tok asks you to log in

1) Uninstall the app

2) Reset Advertising ID

3) Switch IP address with VPN

4) Change timezone, language, region

5) Remove SIM card

6) Restart device

7) Reinstall Tik Tok

8) Tik Tok still knows that it’s you and asks you to log in.

I am sure they are not using the 2 bits from the DeviceCheck API, which Apple allows, but a more privacy invading option.

Anyone here has an idea what it is they are abusing?