TikTok ban by UK Parliament
(Picture: Getty Images)Parliament here in the UK has shut down its TikTok account, following concerns from politicians that sensitive data could be beamed straight to Beijing.
So how much of a risk does the app have to our boomer MPs and peers, as after all so many apps collect our data?
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