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China could be using TikTok to spy on Australians, but banning it isn’t a simple fix

  • Written by Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University
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In an age of isolation, video sharing platform TikTok has emerged as a bonding force for many. But recent headlines allege the service, owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance, is feeding users’ data to the Chinese Communist Party.

Earlier this week, the Herald Sun reported that an unnamed federal MP was pushing for the app to be...

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