May 3, 2021
A new study by university cybersecurity researchers found that the computer code underlying the TikTok app doesn’t pose an overt national security threat to the U.S., which had been a concern of the Trump administration.
“Neither app (Tiktok and Douyin) appeared to collect contact lists, or record or send photos, videos, and location data without user permission, the researchers reported, citing network traffic data collected between January and September 2020.“