TikTok’s rolling out a new account safety dashboard, which is able to present a simplified overview of all your key privateness and security settings in a single display screen.

As you’ll be able to see on this instance, TikTok’s up to date account safety overview will now make it simpler to handle all your top-level account safety parts, together with contact data, two-step verification, passkeys (in the event you’ve activated them) and extra.
As defined by TikTok:
“Securing your TikTok account has by no means been simpler. Customers can entry [the new overview] from their TikTok profile by deciding on ‘Settings and privateness’ and tapping ‘Safety & permissions’. As soon as opened, Safety Checkup offers a step-by-step information to key safety features designed to maintain accounts protected.”
The simplified strategy will make it simpler to get a full overview of your account particulars, and replace them as you see match.
TikTok’s added a variety of further account and person security measures in latest weeks together with an up to date Household Pairing middle, which supplies mother and father extra oversight of their little one’s account exercise, in addition to a new Digital Security and Privateness Information, which it launched final month.

The added safety measures might be a part of a broader effort to reassure American customers particularly, regarding the security of the app. Presently, TikTok is technically banned within the U.S., beneath the “Defending Individuals from International Adversary Managed Functions Act”, which was carried out attributable to considerations round the best way by which the app might be utilized by overseas entities to focus on U.S. residents.
The Trump Administration is engaged on a deal that may allow the app to stay in operation, whereas assembly the necessities of the act, however it has additionally led to broader P.R. points for the app, with many now involved in regards to the potential implications of utilizing it.
As such, extra safety measures might work to reassure folks that their account data is protected, and that they continue to be accountable for key parts.
Both approach, improved safety is an efficient factor, and now, customers have simpler entry to TikTok’s varied account management instruments.