Senior Intelligence Official Warns of TikTok’s Influence on US Citizens

National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone testifies before a House (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing on diversity in the Intelligence Community on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 27, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

U.S. National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone has said he is concerned about what data Chinese-owned TikTok may be collecting on users and how it could influence American children.

Nakasone expressed his concerns during testimony delivered before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 7.