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Australians are being warned to remove TikTok from their phones after a new report from cybersecurity experts found sensitive information being sent back to China. Security firm Internet 2.0 cracked the source code for the popular video-sharing platform — downloaded by more than 7.5 million Aussies — to discover how a string of data is being targeted without the user’s awareness. The Beijing-backed app uses users’ smartphone calendars, contacts list, and scans the device’s ID and hard drive to check all other installed apps. TikTok also checks the device’s location at least once an hour and will persist in searching...
