TikTok Is Raising National Security, Privacy Concerns. Should Educators Steer Clear?
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The social media video app is raising national security concerns that could ultimately get the platform banned in the U.S.
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TikTok Is Raising National Security, Privacy Concerns. Should Educators Steer Clear?
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Student Privacy
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The Threat of TikTok - The New York Times
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Online Safety
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The All-American Myth of the TikTok Spy
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Half of Americans decided not to use something over privacy concerns in past year
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TechScape: suspicious of TikTok? You're not alone, TikTok, tik tok
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Should governments ban TikTok? Can they? - Defense One
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