A cyber security director has called for Chinese applications such as TikTok and WeChat to be banned in Australia amid growing data concerns. TikTok hit out at "baseless claims" it was excessively collecting user data and had links to Chinese IP addresses after cyber security company Internet 2.0 released a report on Monday, July 18. Advertisement The social media platform is owned by Chinese company Bytedance, which is legally required to hand over information to the Chinese government if requested. Internet 2.0 non-executive director Tom Kenyon said TikTok and WeChat should be banned in Australia. "I just don't think we...