TikTok says it won’t introduce end-to-end encryption for DMs <div class="feat-image">
</div><p><a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/tiktok/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok[/url] is setting itself apart from most other online platforms that offer messaging by stating that it won’t be introducing end-to-end encryption to ensure the <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/privacy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">privacy[/url] of direct messages.</p>
<p>This means that the company will be able to read messages sent between users, which is likely to cause concerns even after its US operations were separated from its <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/china/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chinese[/url] owner …</p>
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Update: Added comment from TikTok below</p>
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TikTok says it won’t introduce end-to-end encryption for DMs
