Duringdebate about the billon Tuesday, McCaul called TikTok a “spy balloon” in children’s phones.

FCC Commissioner Brian Carr last yearcalled the appa “sophisticated surveillance tool.”

In December, Forbes reported thatTikTokfired employees who tracked the physical locations of journalists covering the company.

The White House on Monday set a deadline for government employees to delete TikTok from federal devices.

Reuters previouslyreportedon the 30-day deadline.

In December, US lawmakersbanned the appfrom government devices.

Other countries – includingCanada, the EU and Taiwan – have taken similar steps.

The ban could also escalate already mounting tensions between China and the US.

The rising popularity of the app has only increased fears about what data TikTok collects.

US politicians, including those in the Trump administration, have failed to ban TikTok before.

US lawmakers have been proposing other legislation to address the app’s national security concerns.