TikTok might come under US scanner over its use in 'recruitment'

The top Democrat in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, on Tuesday released a letter to Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy raising concerns amid talks about use of the Chinese TikTok social media platform for recruiting.

"National security experts have raised concerns about TikTok’s collection and handling of user data, including user content and communications, IP addresses, location-related data, metadata, and other sensitive personal information, particularly when viewed in light of laws that compel Chinese companies to support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party," Schumer wrote in the letter, dated Nov. 7.

(With inputs from agencies.)