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TikTok Draws Bipartisan Fire in US on China Surveillance Concern
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TikTok Draws Bipartisan Fire in US on China Surveillance Concern

[ad_1] Two US senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the US. Two US senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the US.“It's not just the content you upload to TikTok but all the data on your phone, other apps, all your personal information, even facial imagery, even where your eyes are looking on your phone,” Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton said on “Fox News Sunday.” TikTok is “one of the most massive surveillance programs ever, especially on America's young people,” he said. The app is “an enormous threat,” Senate I...
TikTok CEO Says ‘Project Texas’ to Allay US Security Concern
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TikTok CEO Says ‘Project Texas’ to Allay US Security Concern

[ad_1] Hit video app TikTok is investing heavily to address US concerns about its data security and anticipates being able to deliver a satisfactory solution with partner Oracle Corp. Hit video app TikTok is investing heavily to address US concerns about its data security and anticipates being able to deliver a satisfactory solution with partner Oracle Corp.TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew said the company is working on an effort, called Project Texas, that will isolate sensitive data from its American users so that only staff in the US will have access. He called the effort “extremely difficult and expensive to build,” but aimed at the concerns of American officials.  “It's unprecedented. No company has attempted this,” Chew said at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singa...