Security concerns have been raised over TikTok's collection, use and disclosure of the personal information of its users. Its data collection methods provide access to a lot of content on mobile devices. The company collects sensitive data about users even when they don't save or share content.

TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to create, share and discover short-form videos. Originating in China under the name Douyin, it is the brainchild of ByteDance, a Beijing-based technology company.

What is TikTok? TikTok is a social media platform for creating, sharing and discovering short videos. The app is used by young people as an outlet to express themselves through singing, dancing, comedy, and lip-syncing, and allows users to create videos and share them across a community.