TikTok should not be banned, but the government should ensure it is not used as a weapon of war for data collection by the Chinese Communist Party.

“I get it people who are anti- censorship yep I understand it this is not about banning Tik Tok this is about ensuring that Tik Tok is not effectively used well let's be honest a weapon of War yeah a weapon of War as it relates uh to the information age”

TikTok remains the least secure app on the market, with higher-than-average permissions and code risks that allow for unauthorized device scanning.

“Tik Tok had the highest score in 2023 uh in 2024 to be honest they've done a lot of a great work trying to reduce their permissions but they unfortunately still came out with the highest score a score of 60 double the industry average”