A bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to expand the federal government’s power in order to ban TikTok and other foreign-owned entities from operating in the United States. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) are co-sponsoring legislation that would increase the Commerce Department’s power to take action against tech companies that are owned…
Bipartisan Legislation Targets TikTok, Other Tech Companies Owned by ‘Adversarial Nations’
March 7, 2023
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China’s ‘GW’ Project Aimed at Countering Elon Musk’s Starlink
Starlink, which is operated by SpaceX and has played a huge role in the Russian-Ukrainian war, has caused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) great concern. The Chinese regime has now revealed plans to counter Starlink with a project codenamed “GW.” However, whether China actually has the capability to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink in any…
LIVE NOW: Senators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Technology Threats From TikTok and Other Adversaries
March 7, 2023
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Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors hold a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 7 to announce legislation that will comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed…
Senators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Technology Threats From TikTok and Other Adversaries
March 7, 2023
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Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors hold a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 7 to announce legislation that will comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed…
Senators Seek to Reverse Biden’s Tariff Waivers on Chinese Solar Panels
March 7, 2023
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Two Democratic senators are calling on President Joe Biden to repeal tariff waivers that Chinese companies are using to circumvent anti-dumping and countervailing duties by moving solar cells and modules through four Southeast Asian countries. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) cited the findings in a March 2 letter, stating that “circumvention of U.S….
Danish Defense Ministry Bans TikTok on Employee Work Phones
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—NATO-member Denmark’s Defense Ministry on Monday banned its employees from having video-sharing app TikTok on their work phones as a cybersecurity measure. It’s the latest government-related ban over security and data privacy for the app, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd.. In a statement, the ministry said the Scandinavian country’s Center for Cyber…
Senator Pushes Labor Government to Keep up With Allies on TikTok Ban
March 6, 2023
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The federal government is under pressure over its slow response to bans on Tiktok in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. The shadow minister for Cybersecurity and Countering Foreign Interference, Senator James Paterson, says the Labor government has been “inconsistent and haphazard” in its approach to national security. According to an audit by…
Upcoming Bill to Add TikTok to Foreign Tech Ban
March 6, 2023
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Two U.S. senators will file legislation this week that would pave the way for the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology businesses in the United States—including the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has revealed. TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for consideration under the proposed bipartisan legislation, Warner, the head…
Senators to Introduce Bill to Add TikTok to Foreign Tech Ban
March 6, 2023
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Two U.S. senators will file legislation this week that would pave the way for the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology businesses in the United States—including the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has revealed. TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for consideration under the proposed bipartisan legislation, Warner, the head…
Chinese Cranes at US Ports Trigger Spying Concerns
Cranes manufactured in China could be the latest security vulnerability facing the United States, with the equipment potentially offering Beijing a peek into import and export data. Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC) is a manufacturer of ship-to-shore cranes which are used to load and unload containers from ships to docks and vice versa. ZPMC,…
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