The use of the Beijing-based TikTok app by U.S. military service members on their personal phones poses a risk to U.S. national security, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official has said. Most American service members fail to see TikTok as a national security threat, Commissioner Brendan Carr told a House hearing on protecting service members and…
Military’s Use of Beijing-Based TikTok Poses Security Risk, FCC Commisssioner Testifies
July 14, 2022
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Parents Sue TikTok After Kids Die From Game
Seven Democratic lawmakers are pushing to blacklist multiple Chinese companies. But if the White House agrees, will President Joe Biden’s plan to decarbonize the power sector suffer? The nominee for a U.S. Treasury job says he plans to curb China’s global influence and gives more detail on how to achieve that goal. Vice President Kamala…
TikTok Admits Australian User Data Accessible in China
July 13, 2022
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TikTok has confirmed that employees in mainland China can access the data of millions of Australian users. The admission came after James Paterson, the shadow minister for cybersecurity and countering foreign interference, wrote to TikTok’s Australian general manager on July 3, asking for clarification on local user data. Paterson, also the chair of the Joint Parliamentary…
TikTok Concedes Australian User Data Accessible in China
July 13, 2022
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TikTok has confirmed that employees in mainland China can access the data of millions of Australian users of the video-sharing app. The company provided details after James Paterson, the shadow minister for cybersecurity and countering foreign interference, wrote to TikTok’s Australian general manager on July 3, asking for clarification on local user data. Paterson, also the…
TikTok Poses Threat to Every American User: FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr
A lot of people just see the Chinese app TikTok as a platform for sharing funny videos, but it poses a data security risk, according to Brendan Carr, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “They just see TikTok for what it appears to be on the surface, but that’s just the sheep’s clothing,”…
House Homeland Security Chairman Asks Supporters to Join His TikTok
July 11, 2022
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Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, recently urged his supporters to follow his TikTok, the popular Chinese video-sharing app that has drawn national security concerns. “Follow my new account on TikTok. (benniegthompson),” Thompson wrote on Twitter on July 1. At the time of writing, the Democratic lawmaker had 63 followers…
1 Billion People’s Personal Data Hacked From Shanghai Police; FCC’s Carr on TikTok and US Data Security
July 8, 2022
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Shanghai police get hacked, and 1 billion people’s personal information is being sold online. What do we make of this? Usually, it’s the Chinese regime that steals data and trade secrets, like with TikTok recently. What happens if it is on the receiving end? Meanwhile, FBI Director Christopher Wray once again calls China the top…
TikTok Blamed as Teen Vaping in Britain Doubles
Social media platforms have been blamed for inaction over vaping promotions targeting children, with TikTok named as “the worst offender.” It comes as a survey (pdf) published on Thursday suggested 1 in 14 underage teens are regularly vaping. The YouGov survey, commissioned by charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and partly funded by the Department…
Republican Lawmaker Requests TikTok to Testify Over US Data Accessed From China
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has requested TikTok appear before the Senate for a hearing over concerns that the China-based video-sharing app has access to U.S. data. The lawmaker together with eight colleagues, including Ted Cruz (R-Fla.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), raised the issue with the company in a June 27 letter (pdf.) that followed a…
Senators Warner, Rubio Calling for Investigation of China’s Access to Data of US TikTok Users
July 6, 2022
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Senate Select Committee on Intelligence chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican member of the panel, are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to mount a formal investigation of the relationship between China and the owner of social media giant TikTok. “We write in response to public reports that individuals…
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