Biden campaign joining TikTok could compromise voter data

Cyber expert tells DailyMail.com China could SPY on Biden 's 2024 campaign through backdoor channels after US President downloaded TikTok .

TikTok owner, China -based ByteDance , could be forced to turn over user data.

This could include voter and campaign activity data ahead of the 2024 election.

As of June 2023 , Biden banned nearly 4 million federal government employees from installing the app on government-owned devices.

Almost 60 percent of Americans see TikTok as a major threat to national security in the US .

Cybersecurity experts skeptical about whether TikTok 's cybersecurity issues are any worse than those of US -based companies like Meta , which also employs invasive tracking methods and has been used to spread misinformation.

There are simple steps that can be taken to ensure that the Biden campaign's TikTok account doesn't expose sensitive data, said Wilson .