TikTok says claims by the MP Alicia Kearns were based on 'basic misinformation'
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Alicia Kearns, who represents Rutland and Melton, said the video sharing app collected information that could be shared with the Chinese government.TikTok said the claims were based on misinformation and that it did not collect any more data than other popular apps. Ms Kearns said that information went back to the app owners ByteDance and that by law, they were required to hand over that data to the Chinese government if requested."We have to get a real grip on the fact that we haven't recognised that our biometric data is our greatest risk," said Ms Kearns.
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