Yuck… be careful out there with your location data, folks…
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes | WIRED:
TikTok’s change in location tracking is one of the most notable updates in this new privacy policy. Before this update, the app did not collect the precise, GPS-derived location data of US users. Now, if you give TikTok permission to use your phone’s location services, then the app may collect granular information about your exact whereabouts. Similar kinds of precise location data is also tracked by other social media apps, like Instagram and X.