The industry minister closed TikTok’s offices in Toronto and Vancouver over security concerns, but Canadians can still download and use the app.

Canada isn’t the only country looking at alleged national security risks posed by TikTok. There was a bipartisan law passed by Congress that stipulates TikTok needs to be sold from ByteDance within six months or it will be removed from the app store.

Canada said Wednesday it is shutting down TikTok's offices in the country following a security review, but people will still be allowed to use the popular video-sharing app.

The order, which will allow people to still use the app, cited concerns about TikTok’s owner, the Chinese tech giant ByteDance.

In the wake of Canada’s decision to ban TikTok’s business operations over national security concerns, The National asks cybersecurity expert Brent Arnold and CBC’s national technology columnist Takara Small to break down the impacts for TikTok users and whether a full ban on the app is next.