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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Canadian intelligence agency advises against tiktok over risky data practices | History Defined

TikTok logos in a pattern on a monitor.

What you need to know

  • Canada's intelligence director, David Vigneault, delivered a stern warning in a CBC interview against the usage of TikTok.
  • Vigneault stated that using the app posed a "risk" to adult and teenage data as China reportedly uses "big data analytics" and computer farms to process information.
  • The U.S. government has passed a bill that forces TikTok owner ByteDance to sell or face a ban, and that prompted a lawsuit over "unconstitutional" practices.
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