Here's what to know: WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS ABOUT TIKTOK?īoth the FBI and the Federal Communications Commission have warned that ByteDance could share TikTok user data - such as browsing history, location and biometric identifiers - with China's authoritarian government. So are the data security risks real? And should users be worried that the TikTok app will be wiped off their phones?
ban on the app unless its Chinese owners divest their stake. part of the Treasury Department - was threatening a U.S. WASHINGTON - TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf.Ĭhina's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accused the United States itself of spreading disinformation about TikTok's potential security risks following a report in the Wall Street Journal that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
There's a possible turning point in the fight against the app, TikTok.
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