Commentary TikTok is a highly problematic app. As I have discussed elsewhere, the video-focused social networking service owned by Chinese company ByteDance harvests biometric data from all users in the United States, including “faceprints” and “voiceprints.” Considering there are now more than 130 million TikTok users in the United States alone, the harvesting of biometric data should be viewed as a national security threat. Data is the new oil. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is busy drilling. It’s also busy creating a global biometric database. Moreover, there is reason to believe that the app is being used as a tool to spy on the American people. The CCP owns a stake in ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. The deal, which occurred last year, allowed the CCP to appoint a board director at ByteDance. It’s clear to see that the most downloaded app in the world is problematic for a whole host of reasons. It facilitates the spread …