bisonpoonslayer t1_je7lpgz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:06 AM Reply to ELI5: How is TikTok a national security risk? by mamawoman The Chinese government can ask any Chinese company to look at every facet of their business and they have to comply. Since TikTok is Chinese there are worries that the Chinese government will have access to all the data collected by the app. Permalink 16
bisonpoonslayer t1_je7lpgz wrote
Reply to ELI5: How is TikTok a national security risk? by mamawoman
The Chinese government can ask any Chinese company to look at every facet of their business and they have to comply. Since TikTok is Chinese there are worries that the Chinese government will have access to all the data collected by the app.