Brendan Carr, delegate of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States (FCC), sent a clear message to the companies Apple and Google, requesting that they remove TikTok from their application stores for , according to him, "its pattern of hidden practices in the treatment of personal data”. “TikTok is not just another app. That is your facade. I have contacted Apple and Google to have them removed from their respective stores," read Carr’s official Twitter. According to the US official, TikTok collects search and browsing histories, keystroke patterns, biometric identifiers, message drafts and metadata, in addition to saving the text, images and videos that are stored on a device. Carr also noted that bipartisan leaders, both in the Senate and the House, have raised concerns on this issue, as the national security of the United States could be involved. TikTok is in the sights of the United States authorities. - Photo: Getty Images