U.S. officials are raising concerns that the social media app TikTok could be forced to share its data with China.
With more than 1 billion monthly users worldwide, TikTok has transfixed many users with a platform that seems to know who they are. But critics say TikTok might know too much.
"They're looking through all of my contacts to see whether those people are on TikTok, but who knows what they're doing with it," Germain said."They're definitely keeping track of everything that's in there, whether those people are on TikTok or not. And the interesting thing there is my friends didn't consent to having their phone numbers and emails uploaded in TikTok.
John Carlin, who previously ran the Justice Department's National Security Division, said the collected data can be very valuable. He worries Chinese officials could also influence what videos are shown to Americans.
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