US’ precautionary measures
- In 2020, the Trump administration ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok though that sale hasn’t actually happened
- The app is banned on many US government-issued devices and among the military
- The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is reviewing these concerns related to privacy and national security
What data does it collect?
- Location
- IP address
- Search history
- Messages
- What you look at and for how long.
- Device identifiers to track your interactions with advertisers
- If you provide access, it can also collect your phone and social network contacts
- Access to all your user-generated content through the app, which includes all those videos and pictures you post
China accuses US of ‘tech terrorism’ as chip curbs grow
China accused the US of “technological terrorism” in pushing to stop ASML Holding NV and Nikon from selling key chipmaking technology to the country, in some of its strongest criticism yet of Washington’s efforts.
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