Canada’s privacy commissioner and his counterparts in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta are set to reveal their findings Tuesday from a joint investigation of TikTok , particularly how the popular video-sharing app handled younger users’ data.
The officials will release their report and hold a joint press conference at 1 p.m. Eastern in Ottawa.
The findings will come as a deal between the United States and China is expected to be finalized as soon as this week, after years of growing privacy and national security concerns over the Chinese app that has come to dominate the media landscape.
The Canadian investigation was launched in 2023 , with the four commissioners saying they intended to dig into whether TikTok’s practices comply with Canadian privacy legislation, and whether “