TikTok is undoubtedly the most popular and prominent application in recent years, its integration and adoption in all countries of the world and times means that nothing and no one can escape this trend. But at the same time, it is also the most questioned and monitored app by the government, and now their pressure on app privacy and security is so high that Chinese companies have to shed more light than ever.

All the success that the application from the Chinese company ByteDance has not gone unnoticed and has not always been looked upon favorably, that is why more and more governments are targeting TikTok and how the app collects, stores, and uses its user data.

First is the United States, which has been persecuting and trying to control what TikTok does in its territory for several years. For this they are preparing legislation to prohibit the use of TikTok on any authorized device that today seems closer than ever.

Last week it was the European Commission which outright banned its use on official devices and now Canada has just announced the same alleges that it poses an unnecessary risk to security and privacy.

TikTok is forced to show how it works

Application owned by ByteDance always firm in its defense of how to manage the privacy and security of its users. However, the constant pressure in recent years means that we know better and better how it works.

In an investigation conducted by Internet 2.0 last year, it was found that TikTok created a “redundant data collection” that reflects such information location, what device is being used to connect and even what other apps are installed on that device.

In its defense, TikTok said its collection methods “This is in line with other industries” and in fact many other applications of this type do the same. The problem is, as a Chinese application, and taking into account the open front that this country has with the West, there is a fear that the information the app collects will be passed on to the Chinese government.

In its defense, TikTok alleges that this is mere speculation and despite the fact that in 2020, some of the app’s former employees accessed data from various journalists and US citizens, the platform ensures that your data is never stored in China, but their base is in US and Singapore and soon they want to open another center in Ireland to store EU and UK data.