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The Chinese parent company TikTok had access to US user data for months, even while US employees did not have access to it, according to the leaked audio.
The audio, obtained by BuzzFeed News, covers more than 80 internal TikTok meetings between September 2021 and January 2022. It showed that U.S. employees were not allowed to access user data, and in change, they relied on Chinese employees to do so, he reported. BuzzFeed.
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is required by Chinese law to share its data with the Chinese Communist Party whenever requested.
“As we have said publicly, we have incorporated world-class internal and external security experts to help us strengthen our data security efforts. This is a standard practice in the industry given the complexity of data security challenges,” he said. said TikTok in a statement to Business. Insider Friday.
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FILE – This February 25, 2020 archive photo shows the TikTok icon in New York. President Donald Trump will order China ByteDance to sell its successful TikTok video app due to national security concerns, according to reports released on Friday, July 31, 2020. “We are watching TikTok,” Trump told reporters on Friday. White House. “We may be banning TikTok.” (Photo / AP File)
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“In May, we created a new U.S.-led U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDS) to offer a higher level of focus and governance on U.S. data security. “We are committed to strengthening our data protection policies and protocols, further protecting our users, and building confidence in our systems and controls,” the statement said.
The video-sharing app has been heavily scrutinized by U.S. politicians and Republicans, particularly for its Chinese roots.
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