Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The President has promised to ban TikTok in the United States for national security reasons. Is that the case? Are there real concerns or is this purely a political move?
In this episode, we look at the security and privacy impact of TikTok. Do you need to be worried?
- The question [00:00]
- The latest blow up [00:17]
- What is TikTok [00:50]
- Censorship on the platform [02:00]
- Who can access my data? [04:00]
- What user data is involved? [05:41]
- What meta data is involved? [06:40]
- What can be done with that data? [08:03]
- Risks for the military [08:28]
- Risks for politics [08:54]
- The Impact [09:15]
Who am I? Check out the show trailer at youtu.be/kNoxpQGPZQs.
You can read more about this on my site at markn.ca/2020/should-i-worry-about-tiktok/.
References for this episode;
- Should I Worry About TikTok? markn.ca/2020/should-i-worry-about-tiktok
- TikTok Revenue and Usage Statistics, businessofapps.com/data/tik-tok-statistics
- TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly made a profit of $3 billion on $17 billion of revenue last year, cnbc.com/2020/05/27/tiktok-bytedance-profit.html
- A Beginner's Guide to TikTok, wired.com/story/how-to-use-tik-tok
- TikTok Strikes Short-Term Licensing Deals With Sony, Warner, Universal, tubefilter.com/2020/04/01/tiktok-music-licensing-sony-warner-universal
- TikTok Inks Global Deal with Music Publishers (Who Previously Threatened To Sue It), musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-inks-global-multi-year-deal-with-music-publishers
- TikTok inks licensing deal with Merlin to use music from independent labels in videos and new Resso streaming service, techcrunch.com/2020/01/23/tiktok-inks-licensing-deal-with-merlin-to-use-music-from-independent-labels-in-videos-and-new-resso-streaming-service
- TikTok isn't the new Vine - it's much better, statepress.com/article/2019/09/specho-tiktok-not-new-vine
- TikTok Privacy controls, support.tiktok.com/en/privacy-safety/comment-duet-and-direct-message-control-default
- ByteDance on Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance
- TikTok Users Are Finally Posting About Hong Kong, But Only To See If They'll Get Censored, buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/tiktok-users-are-finally-posting-about-hong-kong-but-only
- Revealed: how TikTok censors videos that do not please Beijing, theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-how-tiktok-censors-videos-that-do-not-please-beijing
- TikTok Community Guidelines, tiktok.com/community-guidelines?lang=en
- Under fire from Washington, TikTok pledges U.S. job growth, axios.com/tiktok-plans-to-add-10000-jobs-963c6ee4-9dbf-431f-9ac8-1bb381855df4.html
- The United States is 'looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says, cnn.com/2020/07/07/tech/us-tiktok-ban/index.html
- Trump says he will ban TikTok, cnn.com/2020/07/31/tech/tiktok-trump-bytedance-sale/index.html
- TikTok is a national security threat, US politicians say. Here's what experts think, cnn.com/2020/07/09/tech/tiktok-security-threat/index.html
- Amazon bans TikTok on employee phones, then calls it a mistake, arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/amazon-bans-tiktok-on-employee-phones-as-us-govt-scrutinizes-chinese-app
- DNC and RNC warn campaigns about using TikTok, cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/dnc-warning-tiktok/index.html
- TikTok. See the full list of countries, companies, and organizations that have already banned it, businessinsider.com/tiktok-banned-by-countries-organizations-companies-list-2020-7
- TikTok Privacy Policy, tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en
The President has promised to ban TikTok in the United States for national security reasons. Is that the case? Are there real concerns or is this purely a political move?
In this episode, we look at the security and privacy impact of TikTok. Do you need to be worried?
- The question [00:00]
- The latest blow up [00:17]
- What is TikTok [00:50]
- Censorship on the platform [02:00]
- Who can access my data? [04:00]
- What user data is involved? [05:41]
- What meta data is involved? [06:40]
- What can be done with that data? [08:03]
- Risks for the military [08:28]
- Risks for politics [08:54]
- The Impact [09:15]
Who am I? Check out the show trailer at youtu.be/kNoxpQGPZQs.
You can read more about this on my site at markn.ca/2020/should-i-worry-about-tiktok/.
References for this episode;
- Should I Worry About TikTok? markn.ca/2020/should-i-worry-about-tiktok
- TikTok Revenue and Usage Statistics, businessofapps.com/data/tik-tok-statistics
- TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly made a profit of $3 billion on $17 billion of revenue last year, cnbc.com/2020/05/27/tiktok-bytedance-profit.html
- A Beginner's Guide to TikTok, wired.com/story/how-to-use-tik-tok
- TikTok Strikes Short-Term Licensing Deals With Sony, Warner, Universal, tubefilter.com/2020/04/01/tiktok-music-licensing-sony-warner-universal
- TikTok Inks Global Deal with Music Publishers (Who Previously Threatened To Sue It), musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-inks-global-multi-year-deal-with-music-publishers
- TikTok inks licensing deal with Merlin to use music from independent labels in videos and new Resso streaming service, techcrunch.com/2020/01/23/tiktok-inks-licensing-deal-with-merlin-to-use-music-from-independent-labels-in-videos-and-new-resso-streaming-service
- TikTok isn't the new Vine - it's much better, statepress.com/article/2019/09/specho-tiktok-not-new-vine
- TikTok Privacy controls, support.tiktok.com/en/privacy-safety/comment-duet-and-direct-message-control-default
- ByteDance on Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance
- TikTok Users Are Finally Posting About Hong Kong, But Only To See If They'll Get Censored, buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/tiktok-users-are-finally-posting-about-hong-kong-but-only
- Revealed: how TikTok censors videos that do not please Beijing, theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-how-tiktok-censors-videos-that-do-not-please-beijing
- TikTok Community Guidelines, tiktok.com/community-guidelines?lang=en
- Under fire from Washington, TikTok pledges U.S. job growth, axios.com/tiktok-plans-to-add-10000-jobs-963c6ee4-9dbf-431f-9ac8-1bb381855df4.html
- The United States is 'looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says, cnn.com/2020/07/07/tech/us-tiktok-ban/index.html
- Trump says he will ban TikTok, cnn.com/2020/07/31/tech/tiktok-trump-bytedance-sale/index.html
- TikTok is a national security threat, US politicians say. Here's what experts think, cnn.com/2020/07/09/tech/tiktok-security-threat/index.html
- Amazon bans TikTok on employee phones, then calls it a mistake, arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/amazon-bans-tiktok-on-employee-phones-as-us-govt-scrutinizes-chinese-app
- DNC and RNC warn campaigns about using TikTok, cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/dnc-warning-tiktok/index.html
- TikTok. See the full list of countries, companies, and organizations that have already banned it, businessinsider.com/tiktok-banned-by-countries-organizations-companies-list-2020-7
- TikTok Privacy Policy, tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en
