TikTok (com.zhiliaoapp.musically): Privacy & Security Findings

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387+
Android/iOS apps audited
Every app is decompiled at source-code level, not just scanned from outside.
1.04M+
Smali classes read
The full shipped code we have actually read, not an estimate.
262+
Critical findings recorded
Confirmed findings copied to regulators, not theoretical risks.
970+
Weak points found
Third-party tracking we have provably found inside the binary.
567+
Endpoints investigated
Real servers and countries where data actually flows.
132+
SDK instances mapped
Reusable libraries correlated across the entire corpus.
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TikTok
Private
2026-06-20
91d ago
CS deflect
Critical
Data collected from your phone by TikTok flows through infrastructure that China's 2017 National Intelligence Law can require be handed to state intelligence services on request, with no independent court oversight comparable to an EU warrant. When RFI-IRFOS filed a formal data-protection disclosure, TikTok responded by redirecting it to its bug-bounty program, treating a legal complaint about your data as if it were a software bug report.
National Security Law data pipeline on EU user devices. HackerOne deflect received - escalated to DPO
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GDPR Art. 26GDPR Art. 5(1)(c)GDPR Art. 44-49+1
Yes
Closed
Disclosure
91d 00h 00m 00s
Published

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