# Security & Privacy Scorecard

## TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE

## What This Means for You

Viewing habits, interactions, and in-app behavior are collected to personalize the user's feed and deliver targeted ads. Some of this activity is shared with third-party analytics services. Account controls are available, but the app builds a detailed behavioral profile as users scroll, like, and shop.

## Recommendation: Acceptable

**Best For:** Casual video discovery and social entertainment

## Key Findings

**Data Security** - 4 findings (1 medium, 1 low, 2 info)

**Network Security** - 2 findings (1 medium, 1 info)

**Code Safety** - 0 findings

**Privacy** - 6 findings (3 medium, 1 low, 2 info)

## Privacy Concerns

### What Data is Collected

TikTok collects a broad range of personal data including viewing history, watch time, likes, comments, shares, search terms, and in-app purchase activity. Device identifiers, location signals, and behavioral patterns are gathered during app usage.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

No specific third-party analytics or advertising services were identified. TikTok's privacy policy describes data sharing with affiliated entities and advertising partners for ad targeting and measurement.

## Understanding the Scores

| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 83/100 |
| Privacy | 82/100 |
| Data Security | 88/100 |
| Network Security | 88/100 |
| Code Safety | 86/100 |
| Data Collection | 82/100 |
| Data Sharing | 88/100 |
| User Control | 85/100 |

## Positive Security Features

- No standout positive security practices were identified in this analysis.

## Areas for Improvement

- The app collects a broad range of behavioral data during passive browsing. Reducing the scope of data gathered in the background would lower user exposure.
- Some data transmission practices have room for improvement to better protect user activity as it moves between the device and the app's servers.
- Privacy controls exist but could be more accessible. More prominent opt-out options and simpler data deletion tools would give users greater control over their profile.

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## About This Analysis

This scorecard reflects the security and privacy posture of the app at the time of the scan, based on static analysis of the app's code and configuration.

### App Details

- **App:** TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE
- **Package:** com.zhiliaoapp.musically
- **Scan Date:** 2026-03-16