How China Uses TikTok to Collect Your Personal Data, and Why You Should Be Concerned


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TikTok is the most downloaded app in the world. Known for short viral videos, it has tens of millions of users in the U.S. In order to operate successfully, TikTok collects a lot of data. It tracks account information, search history, any content created through the platform, along with users' locations and behavioral information. Companies like Facebook and Google collect similar data, but there's one major difference: TikTok is based in China. "China has a national security law that compels every entity within its jurisdiction to aid its espionage and what they view as their national security efforts," said FCC...