{"id":2610,"date":"2020-08-13T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitechllc.com\/in-the-news\/in-the-news\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2023-04-27T15:58:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T20:58:31","slug":"ceo-ian-marlow-discusses-new-security-policies-for-tictok-on-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitechllc.com\/in-the-news\/ceo-ian-marlow-discusses-new-security-policies-for-tictok-on-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO Ian Marlow discusses new security policies for TikTok on USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full td-caption-align-https:\/\/fitechllc.com\/in-the-news\/?nocache=1in-the-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FG-IanMarlow-USATODAY-TicTok@2x-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dhs.eec.mybluehost.me\/in-the-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Fitech-Ian-on-USA-today-tik-tok.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fitechllc.com\/in-the-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Fitech-Ian-on-USA-today-tik-tok.png 600w, https:\/\/fitechllc.com\/in-the-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Fitech-Ian-on-USA-today-tik-tok-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fitech CEO Ian Marlow was interviewed to comment on TikTok&#8217;s new security policies for users aged 13-15. As quoted in the USA Today article by Coral Murphy, he states,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These changes may translate to a drop in users in those age brackets due to a potential lower viewership since they will not be able to have their accounts suggested to others and a reduced volume of comments will be shown.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But while the efforts are clearly made in order to protect TikTok&#8217;s young users, Ian says,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ensuring that ages are accurate for users going forward will be critical to getting the value from these new security policies.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/2021\/01\/13\/tiktok-privacy-users-ages-13-15-have-default-private-account\/6653583002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See the full article on USA Today here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitech CEO Ian Marlow was interviewed to comment on TikTok&#8217;s new security policies for users aged 13-15. 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