TikTok rolls out a new Security Checkup tool. Here's how it works

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images TikTok is a few weeks away from the end of the 75-day extension that President Donald Trump granted the service in January. The extension followed a temporary ban for "national security" reasons. As potential offers for TikTok roll in from potential US suitors and unprecedented levels of White House involvement continue behind the scenes, the Chinese-owned social media platform is attempting to fix the concerns that prompted this complex situation in the first place. Also: Targeting TikTok, Meta's Instagram may turn Reels into a separate app On Monday, TikTok launched a new Security Checkup tool that the company said allows users to "easily review and update" their account's security settings from an all-in-one dashboard. According to the company, users can access the new tool from their profile by selecting "Settings and privacy" and tapping "Security and permissions". Screenshot by Matene/ZDNET Users can follow a step-by-step Security Ch ... Read full article.