People have been urged to delete TikTok from their phones, with the chair of Britain's foreign affairs committee warning that "we are being naive" about the threat posed by the app.

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Delete TikTok or risk your data being exposed to 'hostile' threats, warns foreign affairs committee chief

Alicia Kearns suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a ‘tech totalitarian state’.

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Delete TikTok app to protect your personal data, says Tory MP

People should delete TikTok from their phones to protect their personal data from “hostile” threats, according to a senior Conservative MP.

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‘TikTok does is it gives away the data that makes you most vulnerable’

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“There’s a reason why China has this app. There’s a reason why they’re buying up gay dating apps. Our data is a key vulnerability and China is building a tech totalitarian state on the back of our data. So we have to get far more serious about protecting ourselves"

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Foreign Affairs expert says everyone should delete TikTok immediately

TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon and has more than one billion users, but concerns are growing about its Chinese parent company. While the UK is not currently entertaining a wholesale ban like the US, Britons are being urged to consider whether using the app is a good idea.

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Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, has urged users to delete TikTok to protect their personal data.

Delete TikTok or risk your data being exposed to 'hostile' threats, warns foreign affairs committee chief

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