“TikTok is a Chinese-owned company, and any use of this platform should be done with that in mind,” the CAO warned in a recent letter to Congressmen. “The ‘TikTok’ mobile application has been deemed by the CAO Office of CyberSecurity to be a high risk to users due to its lack of transparency in how it protects customer data, its requirement of excessive permissions, and the potential security risks involved with its use.”