Look Beyond TikTok: Massive Data Collection Is the Real Risk

All Social Media Apps Collect Information on a Scale That Facilitates Surveillance
There's much national security ado about how much user data gets collected by the Chinese-owned, wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok. But as France's ban of "recreational apps" from government-issued devices highlights, a bigger-picture approach for combating surveillance is required.

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