{"id":468528,"date":"2022-06-28T21:44:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiktok-should-be-banned-from-apple-google-stores-over-data-concerns-fcc-commissioner\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T21:44:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:44:14","slug":"tiktok-should-be-banned-from-apple-google-stores-over-data-concerns-fcc-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktok-should-be-banned-from-apple-google-stores-over-data-concerns-fcc-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"#TikTok should be banned from Apple, Google stores over data concerns: FCC commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e02a918f1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e02a918f1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktok-should-be-banned-from-apple-google-stores-over-data-concerns-fcc-commissioner\/#%E2%80%9CTikTok_should_be_banned_from_Apple_Google_stores_over_data_concerns_FCC_commissioner%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;TikTok should be banned from Apple, Google stores over data concerns: FCC commissioner&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTikTok_should_be_banned_from_Apple_Google_stores_over_data_concerns_FCC_commissioner%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;TikTok should be banned from Apple, Google stores over data concerns: FCC commissioner&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Popular video sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> TikTok is a wolf in \u201csheep\u2019s clothing\u201d that should be removed from the Apple and Google app stores, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said in an open letter on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Carr, the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s senior Republican member, called for the ban in a letter dated June 24 and addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.<\/p>\n<p>Carr\u2019s letter made heavy reference to a recent report detailing leaked audio from internal meetings among American TikTok employees revealing that China-based employees of parent company ByteDance had regular and sweeping access to nonpublic US user data.<\/p>\n<p>Carr likened TikTok\u2019s video- and meme-sharing features to \u201csheep\u2019s clothing\u201d meant to distract from questionable privacy practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt its core, TikTok functions as a sophisticated surveillance tool that harvests extensive amounts of personal and sensitive data,\u201d Carr wrote. \u201cIndeed, TikTok collects everything from search and browsing histories to keystroke patterns and biometric identifiers, including faceprints\u2026and voiceprints.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being combined with Beijing\u2019s apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data,\u201d Carr wrote in the letter, which was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendanCarrFCC\/status\/1541823585957707776\/photo\/4\">posted to his Twitter account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I am requesting that you apply the plain text of your app store policies to TikTok and remove it from your app stores for failure to abide by those terms,\u201d Carr added.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to the FCC, TikTok, Apple and Google for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TikTok is not just another video app.<br \/>That\u2019s the sheep\u2019s clothing.<\/p>\n<p>It harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve called on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Apple?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Apple<\/a> &amp; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Google<\/a> to remove TikTok from their app stores for its pattern of surreptitious data practices. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Le01fBpNjn\">pic.twitter.com\/Le01fBpNjn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendanCarrFCC\/status\/1541823585957707776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/emilybakerwhite\/tiktok-tapes-us-user-data-china-bytedance-access?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4\">Buzzfeed News\u2019 bombshell report<\/a> detailed leaked audio recordings from dozens of meetings that suggested Beijing-based ByteDance had greater access to US user data than previously known. The Chinese employees were reportedly capable of accessing data from at least September 2021 through January.<\/p>\n<p>The report cited audio from a September 2021 meeting in which a TikTok director referred to an unnamed ByteDance engineer in China as a \u201cmaster admin\u201d who \u201chas access to everything.\u201d In another meeting, a worker in TikTok\u2019s Trust and Safety department purportedly said that \u201ceverything is seen in China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours before the Buzzfeed report surfaced, TikTok announced that it had migrated US user data to servers run by Oracle. The company said it has a strong commitment to protecting the privacy of its US users.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tiktok-27.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"TikTok\" class=\"wp-image-22837968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tiktok-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tiktok-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/tiktok-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>TikTok has faced scrutiny over its data privacy practices.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs we\u2019ve publicly stated, we\u2019ve brought in world class internal and external security experts to help us strengthen our data security efforts,\u201d a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement in response to the Buzzfeed report. \u201cThis is standard industry practice given the complexity of data security challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FCC commissioner countered that TikTok\u2019s collaboration with Oracle \u201cdoes not address the concerns raised here\u201d and does not clarify whether China-based workers will still be able to access the data.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-14.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr\" class=\"wp-image-22837966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/fcc-tim-cook-apple-china-hypocrisy-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr penned a letter to the CEOs of Apple and Google.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carr called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores by July 8 or provide statements to him explaining why the app does not violate their policies.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok is one of the most popular <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> apps, with more than 1 billion active users worldwide. In his letter, Carr cited statistics stating the app was downloaded from the Apple and Google stores nearly 19 million in the first quarter ofFCC commissioner wants TikTok banned from Apple, Google stores 2022 alone.<\/p>\n<p>Carr has emerged as a sharp critic of Big Tech firms in recent months. In April, he slammed Cook for delivering a speech in which he railed against the exploitation of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to infringe on consumer rights while continuing to do business in China, where the government is accused of sweeping human rights violations including mass surveillance.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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