![]() We observed that some of these customizations can be turned on or off by different server-returned configuration values. We postulate that ByteDance develops TikTok and Douyin starting out from a common code base and applies different customizations according to market needs. TikTok and Douyin’s Android apps share many parts of their source code.Despite not exhibiting overtly malicious behavior, Douyin contains features that raise privacy and security concerns, such as dynamic code loading and server-side search censorship.We did not observe either app collecting contact lists, recording and sending photos, audio, videos or geolocation coordinates without user permission. TikTok and Douyin do not appear to exhibit overtly malicious behavior similar to those exhibited by malware.This report provides a comparative analysis of security, privacy, and censorship issues in TikTok and Douyin, both developed by ByteDance. ![]() We covered some general questions on this report on our accompanying FAQ, available in English and Chinese.
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