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Wow that is crazy. Do you have a source for that for me to share by the way?

Go to their Privacy Policy page:

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy-us?lang=en

Click on "What information do we collect?"

Scroll down to the section "Information we collect automatically " and the sub-section "Device Information".

This is what it says:

    Device Information

    We collect certain information about the device you use to access the Platform, such as your IP address, user agent, mobile carrier, time zone settings, identifiers for advertising purposes, model of your device, the device system, network type, device IDs, your screen resolution and operating system, app and file names and types, keystroke patterns or rhythms,  battery state, audio settings and connected audio devices. Where you log-in from multiple devices, we will be able to use your profile information to identify your activity across devices. We may also associate you with information collected from devices other than those you use to log-in to the Platform.
One of the listed items is "app and file names".
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