this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2026
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A class action lawsuit claims TikTok stored the unencrypted data of more than 2.4 billion users and failed to prevent a data breach that exposed it.

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[–] Culminate@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

It was better when they at least made money with the personal data instead of giving it out for free lol. On a real note, hope tiktok dies. Terrible platform and im so happy I've never had to use it.

[–] Fortatech@gregtech.eu 3 points 2 weeks ago

2.4 billion..... Isn't that like all of them????

[–] Marija@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

If the numbers are accurate, that's an astonishing scale of exposure.