TikTok promises change as US lawmakers call for Google & Apple to ban it UnsplashTikTok has responded to calls for the app to be banned in the United States of America, stating they will make changes to \u201cremove any doubt\u201d about the security of US user data. Nine Republican senators have pushed TikTok for answers after a Buzzfeed article sparked security concerns, on June 17. They reported its parent company, ByteDance, was able to access non-public data for its American users. With the prospect of private US user data being passed to China\u2019s government in mind, which could affect millions of its users, Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) Brendan Carr called for it to be banned. The FCC regulates national security across the country. Carr has urged both Google and Apple chiefs to remove TikTok from their app stores. He said: \u201cTikTok is not just another video app. It harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing.\u201d He also described the data controversy as \u201ca serious national security threat.\u201d TikTok is not just another video app. That\u2019s the sheep\u2019s clothing.It harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing. I\u2019ve called on @Apple & @Google to remove TikTok from their app stores for its pattern of surreptitious data practices. pic.twitter.com\/Le01fBpNjn \u2014 Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) June 28, 2022 In September 2020, Donald Trump announced as President that the app would be banned \u2013 though it never materialized. TikTok issues statement on US data On July 1, TikTok responded to the suggestions from US lawmakers, with the company\u2019s chief executive Shou Zi Chew penning a letter to update their workforce. Read More: What does BBL mean on TikTok? – In the letter, quoted by Reuters, they conceded that China-based employees can have access to US user data \u201csubject to a series of robust cybersecurity controls and authorization approval protocols overseen by our U.S.-based security team.\u201d It also said it expects \u201cto delete US users protected data from our own systems and fully pivot to Oracle cloud servers located in the US.\u201d The letter continued: \u201dWe know we are among the most scrutinized platforms from a security standpoint and we aim to remove any doubt about the security of U.S. user data.\u201d In light of the Buzzfeed report, and increasing pressure from lawmakers, changes are likely to be implemented in due course to cool speculation of an outright ban in what TikTok sees as its biggest market, the United States. Apple and Google are yet to respond to calls for them to remove TikTok \u2013 an application with over one billion users globally \u2013 from their app stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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