You probably don’t have time to read everything, but #TikTok Parent #ByteDance Planned To Use #TikTok To #Monitor The Physical Location Of Specific #AmericanCitizens by #Forbes is a must read - here’s a summary :
The U.S. government is investigating whether TikTok's Chinese ownership could enable the Chinese government to access personal information about U.S. TikTok users and whether this poses a national security risk.
The project, assigned to a Beijing-led team, would have involved accessing location data from some U.S. users’ devices without their knowledge or consent
TikTok is reportedly close to signing a contract with the Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which evaluates national security risks posed by companies
The Internal Audit and Risk Control team regularly audits and investigates TikTok and ByteDance employees for infractions like conflicts of interest and misuse of company resources, and also for leaks of confidential information
TikTok and ByteDance did not answer questions about whether Internal Audit has specifically targeted any members of the U.S. government, activists, public figures or journalists.
ByteDance is not the first tech giant to have considered using an app to monitor specific U.S. users. In 2017, the New York Times reported that Uber had identified various local
“It is impossible to keep data that should not be stored in CN from being retained in CN-based servers.”
TikTok uses encryption and security monitoring to keep user data secure. U.S. personnel oversee access to this data, and employees are only granted access as needed.
TikTok is confident that it will be able to address all U.S. national security concerns.
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