TikTok. You’ve likely heard of, or used, this wildly popular app. If you are one of the few who doesn’t know what TikTok is, the app is social media sharing app used to create short dance, lip-sync, comedy and talent videos.
It’s been downloaded over 2 billion times on the app store and Google play (as of 07/03/2020), and has over 800 million active users worldwide. A whopping 69% of TikTok users are Gen Z’ers (age 7 to 22). Chances are either you’re a TikTok app user, or a family member or close associate is. But, did you know that this app has been banned in India? Or, that the US government is also considering banning the TikTok app over security concerns?
From its Chinese ownership to concern about the app’s privacy policy and data access, there are some well founded concerns about the TikTok app security that you should be aware of.
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