TikTok and AI-powered ad tracking: Difference between revisions

With the rollout of AI features like Insight Spotlight, which incorporates search history, in-app activity, and engagement patterns, advocates have raised concerns about the degree of surveillance required to fuel such tools<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Deeba |date=2025-08-25 |title=Study Reveals TikTok, Alibaba, Temu Collect Extensive User Data in America |url=https://hackread.com/study-tiktok-alibaba-temu-collect-us-user-data/ |access-date=2025-09-01 |work=HackRead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222134950/https://hackread.com/study-tiktok-alibaba-temu-collect-us-user-data/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>. According to Incogni’s Head, Darius Belejevas, “Many of these apps are quietly collecting and sharing personal information like names, addresses, and approximate locations, leaving users extremely vulnerable to third-party breaches…People deserve to know how and where their information is being used, along with ways to manage or prevent that use,”<ref name=":3" />.