Does TikTok ‘Wiretap’ Users? Mounting Privacy Suits Press Claim

Social media app TikTok Inc. is facing growing accusations that its in-app browser illegally tracks users’ clicks and keystrokes in violation of a federal wiretap law—a claim that attorneys say will test novel privacy litigation issues.

Nearly one dozen proposed class actions have been filed since November alleging the TikTok app has JavaScript code that unlawfully captures personal data used to send targeted ads to consumers, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis of federal court dockets.

TikTok could become privy to private information such as a user’s credit card accounts, mental health, or sexual preferences, every lawsuit says. They seek ...