Over two dozen websites operated by state governments were found to have web-tracking code installed by TikTok's parent company. Such trackers by a Chinese-operated company attracted scrutiny due to its possibly being forced to share data with the CCP.
The social app seemed to dismiss the allegations."Like other platforms, the data we receive from advertisers is used to improve the effectiveness of our advertising services," a TikTok spokeswoman said."Our terms instruct advertisers not to share certain data with us, and we continuously work with our partners to avoid inadvertent transmission of such data."
The pixels were found on a Maryland Department of Health COVID-19 website and a Utah website dedicated to helping people find jobs, but were removed after theTikTok's parent company claims it has not shared U.S. data with the CCP. Many critics, though, say that Chinese national security laws could be used to force the company to do so.
The pixels on government websites illustrate the pervasive data threats that lawmakers claim TikTok poses to the United States. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an interdepartmental agency that reviews transactions with international businesses,
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