Concerns are being raised about the platform's security and privacy. The University of British Columbia has advised students to uninstall popular video-sharing platform TikTok from their phones — and to instead use a web browser to access the app. In a post regarding privacy matters on its website, the university acknowledged TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms at the school. “However, it has also raised security and privacy concerns due to its data collection practices and sharing data with its parent company ByteDance, which is based in China,” the March 28 notice said. UBC noted the federal…