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In reply to the discussion: Trump says he will ban TikTok from operating in the US [View all]DVRacer
(707 posts)Whether a ban would even work is debatable. What people need to realize is until recently it had the capability to seriously compromise your data specifically your clipboard on iOS devices. Access to this data is whereby you have the device store your login data for websites and apps.
Already most large companies and DOD have forbade its installation by employees. It comes off as a cute way to share short videos but what it actually does is harvest data from the user. Notice it is forbidden in its country of origin for reasons more than videos.
In a previous life I was an Intelligence Specialist for the Navy with an old ass degree in Computer Science. I can only imagine the warnings are from dedicated people that really do care about security.