TikTok has been thrown into the spotlight for its alleged threat to national security. Despite its mass appeal, the app is coming under increasing scrutiny from powerful governments–which could spell disaster for TikTok’s future.First, last week, India banned TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps. “It’s no more than the usual bluster over a new app designed to help people connect.

We see how hard it is for Facebook to control its data, so with TikTok the risk is high.”,That risk emanates from TikTok’s scale. #1—Machine Learning and A.I. I write about the intersection of geopolitics and cybersecurity, and analyze breaking security and surveillance stories. TikTok is a Chinese video and music-based social media app that allows users to create and share short videos with special effects. But is TikTok actually any worse than other social media networks like Facebook?

But if you're worried about what exactly your kids are getting, you're not alone. It currently has over two billion users. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic broke, U.S. and Chinese relations have soured, with Trump often,Matter of fact, China is increasingly a scapegoat for the beleaguered Trump, who is dealing with,Like us on Facebook to see similar stories,Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be honored with statue in Brooklyn, her birthplace: Cuomo,25 Towns Devastated by Losing a Single Company,Why is TikTok getting banned? Sure the dances could POSSIBLY be inappropriate, but it’s your child’s … But it’s possible the U.S. and Indian governments could have hard evidence to that effect–yet none has been made public. And that can lead to bad decisions.

Look, what happened with China with this virus, what they’ve done to this country and to the entire world is disgraceful.So why has one of the biggest countries in the world banned TikTok, and why is the U.S. considering following suit?

I personally don’t think that TikTok is bad. The danger may be minimal to the individual but serious for society and democracy.”,TikTok is at pains to stress that it has not provided user data to Beijing, that it would not do so if asked. And while Amazon walked back from any ban.The answer is not as simple as you might expect.In recent weeks, we have seen reports emerge suggesting that,First, as with all platforms of its kind, TikTok occasionally releases software with security vulnerabilities that need to be urgently fixed. Your risk as an individual is,I am the Founder/CEO of Digital Barriers—developing advanced surveillance solutions for defence, national security and counter-terrorism.

The short-form video app TikTok has quickly become a key part of popular culture in the US, serving as a platform for viral memes as well as political … In this case, blame the players, rather than the game.”,Second, TikTok is a social media platform—you don’t need me to tell you that social media and data privacy are somewhat contradictory. TikTok captures data as you use the app, it is brilliantly positioned to infer your likes and dislikes, friends, pastimes, consumer behavior, locations, even patterns of life.

TikTok is owned by a Chinese company called ByteDance. There is a fear that with hundreds of millions of users, this non-U.S. application is hard to control.

“It depends a lot on the kid and why they’re using TikTok. “It’s not any worse or any better than what Facebook, Google and thousands of apps are doing already,” Cyjax CISO Ian Thornton-Trump tells me.

It’s the result of an amalgamation between two existing apps: musical.ly and douyin.

“We have no higher priority than promoting a safe and secure app experience for our users. But Why the Sharp Growth? When asked if he would recommend downloading the app, Pompeo,Are those security concerns valid? Officially, India said it banned the app because of security concerns. Please end tiktok. The answer is not at all easy.