Countries have increased scrutiny over the use of TikTok citing national security concerns. | News24_Business
The logo of Chinese media app for creating and sharing short videos TikTok developed by Chinese company ByteDance continues its meteoric rise.
by US lawmakers and national security officials who say that user data gathered by the app could be accessed by the Chinese government.in NovemberIn March, Wray told a Senate Intelligence Committee the Chinese government could use TikTok to control software on millions of devices and drive narratives to divide Americans over Taiwan or other issues.
In February, Canada also banned the use of the app on government-issued devices. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he hoped Canadians from businesses to private individuals will “reflect on the security of their own data and perhaps make choices”.like the European Parliament have also taken similar steps.
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