Are fears about TikTok's security overblown?

ABC RN Breakfast, Broadcast 27th April 2023

Australia recently joined other countries in banning TikTok on government devices, citing the data it collects and the TikTok's exposure to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government, namely China.

But a new report says TikTok isn't an anomaly on data and who has access.

Guest: Nigel Phair, Professor of Cybersecurity at Monash University, author of Entertainment in the Digital Age – An investigation into data leakage and privacy concerns of digital platforms.

Producer: Lara Sonnenschein