{"id":510508,"date":"2022-11-15T23:22:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T20:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiktok-is-a-national-security-concern\/"},"modified":"2022-11-15T23:22:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T20:22:33","slug":"tiktok-is-a-national-security-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktok-is-a-national-security-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"#TikTok is a &#8216;national security concern&#8217;"},"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-6a28940b4522c\" 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\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktok-is-a-national-security-concern\/#%E2%80%9CTikTok_is_a_%E2%80%98national_security_concern%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;TikTok is a &#8216;national security concern&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;TikTok is a &#8216;national security concern'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray warned lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States could pose a threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do have national security concerns, obviously from the FBI\u2019s end, about TikTok,\u201d Wray said during his testimony to Congress on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey include the possibility that the Chinese government could use it to control data collection on millions of users, or control the recommendation algorithm which could be used for influence operations if they so choose, or to control software on millions of devices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TikTok\u2019s status in the US has come under review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a powerful government inter-agency which is charged with scrutinizing foreign investments that could have national security implications.<\/p>\n<p>The <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>\u2019s operators have been in talks with the CFIUS about allowing it to continue operating in the US without having to sever ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.<\/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\/11\/christopher-wray-current-threat-level.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Wray on Tuesday accused China of being aggressive in stealing Americans' personal data.\" class=\"wp-image-24662109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christopher-wray-current-threat-level.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christopher-wray-current-threat-level.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christopher-wray-current-threat-level.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Wray on Tuesday accused China of being aggressive in stealing Americans\u2019 personal data.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anti-China hawks on Capitol Hill have demanded that TikTok cut all links with ByteDance and Beijing as a precondition for it being allowed to continue operating in the US. <\/p>\n<p>The Post has sought comment from TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Wray told the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday that China has been the most active foreign entity in terms of stealing Americans\u2019 personal and business data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina\u2019s vast hacking program is the world\u2019s largest and they have stolen more Americans\u2019 personal and business data than every other nation combined,\u201d Wray said.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has sought comment from the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC.<\/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\/11\/tiktok-logo-phone-misinformation.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Biden administration is in talks with TikTok on safeguarding US user data.\" class=\"wp-image-24662108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tiktok-logo-phone-misinformation.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tiktok-logo-phone-misinformation.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tiktok-logo-phone-misinformation.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Biden administration is in talks with TikTok on safeguarding US user data.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TikTok, the video-sharing app which was founded in 2016, has exploded in popularity, particularly among younger Americans who have gravitated away from traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The app is said to have more than 1.3 billion users worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, then-President Donald Trump threatened to ban TikTok in the US if ByteDance didn\u2019t sell the app to an American company.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Trump withdrew the ban threat after TikTok entered into negotiations to have all of its US user data stored with cloud computing company Oracle.<\/p>\n<p>Any agreement between CFIUS and TikTok would likely require the app to make sure that ByteDance as well as any other Chinese-linked entity would not have access to US user information stored on Oracle\u2019s cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Brendan Carr, the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, called on Congress to ban TikTok altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, TikTok pushed back on a Forbes report that claimed ByteDance uses its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to monitor the personal location of some specific American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The magazine quotes a TikTok spokesperson, Maureen Shanahan, who said the app collects the approximate locations of users based on their IP addresses to \u201camong other things, help show relevant content and ads to users, comply with applicable laws, and detect and prevent fraud and inauthentic behavior.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\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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