TikTok boasts over one billion active users across 141 countries. Popular social media platform, TikTok, owned by ByteDance, is facing one of its heaviest challenges as global governments have dropped the hammer on their activities over privacy and cybersecurity worries. The bone of contention is the Data Security Law implemented by the Chinese government in 2017 which requires companies to hand over personal data relevant to the country’s national security. While most governments have enforced a blanket ban on usage of the app, some other countries including International government bodies li…