There are reports TikTok may be called before the Foreign Interference through Social Media senate inquiry.
Mr Long said Google and Facebook and other US tech giants collected the same kind of data from billions of users worldwide.
"The biggest difference is China," he said.
"It is not the specific data or the company but whether the government has access to it in China."
But there was no way the Australian Government was not going to ban the app, Mr Long said.
"That would be the slippery slope towards a major amount of tension that one will accept here."
However, it could be wise to stop government employees and defence personnel using TikTok, Mr Long said.
"[TikTok] should be brought before the commission."
What is TikTok?
TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media platforms, especially among teenagers and young adults across the world.
The video-sharing platform was launched in Beijing as Douyin in 2012, but was renamed for its worldwide release several years ago.
The app has more than a billion users worldwide.
While TikTok is not directly owned by the Chinese government, it does enforce strict controls on what can be shown on the app.
Content about human rights in China, the Hong Kong protests and Chinese concentration camps for religious minorities are blocked on the app.
TikTok also blocks LGBT-related content in many countries, including videos showing same-sex couples holding hands.
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