[taterbase]

If you've logged in it can potentially match your login information or email address to other activity on the web. TikTok's servers could also place you geographically somewhat roughly based on ip address.

Outside of that I agree. It's unclear what data TikTok is supposedly gathering that other apps aren't already and why that's a cause for alarm.

[toqy]

Phase 1: Collect data about what users like to watch on TikTok

Phase 2: ???

Phase 3: The world is now controlled by China and we are doing full communism

[Cd00d]

You're being downvoted, but got a chuckle out of me.

[bobkazamakis]

but you don't understand! This is taking away from AMERICAN profits from surveillance capitalism! Think of the jobs at stake!