There are many warnings about the new internet thing, so called TikTok social media App, which is getting very popular. Many users defend it and say that Facebook, Google, Twitter all pretty much do the same. But the answer of the experts say that not nearly to that extend.

Army Follows Pentagon Guidance, Bans Chinese-Owned TikTok App
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/30/army-follows-pentagon-guidance-bans-chinese-owned-tiktok-app.html

Warning—Apple Suddenly Catches TikTok Secretly Spying On Millions Of iPhone Users
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/26/warning-apple-suddenly-catches-tiktok-secretly-spying-on-millions-of-iphone-users/#4d273fea34ef

Zimperium Analyzes TikTok’s Security and Privacy Risks
https://blog.zimperium.com/zimperium-analyzes-tiktoks-security-and-privacy-risks/

TikTok May Lose Up To $6 Billion As Result Of India Ban; Users Urged To Delete App
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/07/04/tiktok-loses-6-billion-as-users-urged-delete-app-immediately/#1ff606be1c98

Anonymous Hackers Target TikTok: ‘Delete This Chinese Spyware Now’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/07/01/anonymous-targets-tiktok-delete-this-chinese-spyware-now/#7726238135cc

What all of this Security risk could mean:


"A guy on reddit reversed engineered #TikTok

Here’s what he found on the data it collects on you

It’s far worse than just stealing what’s on your clipboard:"

https://twitter.com/d1rtydan/status/1277081198624337920