TikTok tracks your every move, even if you don’t have the TikTok app

If you’re an avid TikTok user, you probably already know that the app collects a lot of data about you. However, an analysis by the BBC has now revealed something more alarming: even if you don’t have a TikTok account, the app can track your every move.

There’s a sophisticated advertising algorithm in the background that’s been particularly active and aggressive since TikTok’s takeover by US investors, namely Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. It distributes secret little tracking pixels that can track users across multiple websites...