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Congress eyes new rules for tech: What’s under consideration
8May By adminNo Comments
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Congress eyes new rules for tech: What’s under consideration

[ad_1] Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be prevented from engaging with social media? Can the government make sure private information is secure? What about brand new artificial intelligence interfaces? Or should users be regulating themselves, leaving the government out of it?Tech regulation has been gathering momentum on Capitol Hill amid concerns about China's ownership of TikTok and as parents are growing increasingly worried about the effects of social media on a post-pandemic mental health crisis. Noting that many young people are struggling, President Joe Biden said in his February State of the Union speech that “it's time” to pass bipartisan legislation to impose stricter limits on the collection of personal data and ban targeted advertising to children. “We must...
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TikTok Could Get a Lifeline From Big Tech as a US Ban Looms
20Apr By adminNo Comments
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TikTok Could Get a Lifeline From Big Tech as a US Ban Looms

[ad_1] US tech companies are pushing to narrow the scope of legislation that could ban TikTok in the US, creating new obstacles as the Biden administration seeks to confront China's influence.The Information Technology Industry Council, which represents companies including International Business Machines Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., is among groups lobbying to narrow the legislation, according to people familiar with those conversations who asked not to be named discussing the politically sensitive issue. Companies that make both hardware and software are worried they could become ensnared by a Senate bill that's been gaining momentum and is aimed at TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app, the people said. The fierceness of the opposition may close down an opportunity for the Bid...
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TikTok’s parent has a new app: What to know about Lemon8
6Apr By adminNo Comments
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TikTok’s parent has a new app: What to know about Lemon8

[ad_1] As lawmakers debate whether to ban TikTok nationwide, its Chinese parent company has introduced a new app that's already getting some traction.The app, called Lemon8, is likely to face some of the same scrutiny as TikTok, which has been dogged by claims the Chinese government could force its parent company ByteDance to hand over U.S. user data or push misinformation on the platform. TikTok maintains that hasn't happened. And it's attempting to convince lawmakers it can keep user data safe. Meanwhile, ByteDance is pressing ahead with its expansion plans. Here's what you need to know about the company's new app:WHAT IS LEMON8?Lemon8 is a photo-based app that resembles a mixture of Instagram and Pinterest, and is sprinkled with videos that look like the ones posted on TikTok. Social...
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TikTok Could Control Data and Divide Americans, FBI’s Wray Says
9Mar By adminNo Comments
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TikTok Could Control Data and Divide Americans, FBI’s Wray Says

[ad_1] FBI Director Christopher Wray said TikTok could be used to control data and software on millions of devices in the US and drive narratives to divide Americans while even intelligence agencies might miss manipulation by the Chinese-owned video app.“We're not sure that we would see many of the outward signs of it happening if it was happening,” Wray said Wednesday. “This is a tool that is ultimately within the control of the Chinese government and to me it screams out with national security concerns.” Wray responded to questions from Republican Senator Marco Rubio during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the annual report on worldwide threats from US intelligence agencies. Rubio called TikTok, the popular app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., “one of the most valuabl...
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US Lawmakers Step Up Push to Ban TikTok With Bill This Week
6Mar By adminNo Comments
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US Lawmakers Step Up Push to Ban TikTok With Bill This Week

[ad_1] US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner plans to introduce a bill this week to allow the US to systematically ban Chinese technology, including services like TikTok, he told Fox News on Sunday. Calling it “a broad bipartisan bill” that will be co-sponsored by Republican John Thune of South Dakota, Warner said the law will give the US the power to ban or prohibit foreign technology where necessary. When asked if that would implicate ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok, he confirmed and elaborated on his reasoning. “You have 100 million Americans on TikTok for 90 minutes every day,” the Democrat from Virginia said. “They are taking data from Americans, not keeping it safe. But what worries me more with TikTok is that this can be a propaganda tool.” TikTok's commercial suc...
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Death by a thousand cuts’: U.S. TikTok bans gain ground
10Feb By adminNo Comments
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Death by a thousand cuts’: U.S. TikTok bans gain ground

[ad_1] Soon after Texas university students returned to classes in January, they received a note from the IT department informing them of a new rule: they could no longer access TikTok, the popular video app, on university Wi-Fi. Students had mixed feelings. "There are legitimate security concerns with the app," said Adam Nguyen, a 19-year-old computer science major at the University of Texas at Austin. "But people should be able to make their own decisions - this sets a dangerous precedent with the university deciding what sorts of things you can do on the network," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The move comes as part of a swirl of efforts to limit the use of TikTok - which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance - in the United States, over fears that U.S. user data co...
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