FWIW, and this in no way defending western companies and governments, according to research, TikTok collects vastly more data that the worst western culprit - F

FWIW, and this in no way defending western companies and governments, according to research, TikTok collects vastly more data that the worst western culprit - Facebook. Still, my guess is that additional data TikTok collects is probably not that important for the likes of FB and western governments, so perhaps it's a moot point.