The US Justice Department has sued TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data and violating an online privacy law.
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History of TikTok and how it many view it as a national security threat.
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The House passed legislation that would ban TikTok if its China-based owner ByteDance doesn’t sell its stakes in the popular social media platform within six months of the bill’s enactment.
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European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine for failing to protect children’s privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe’s strict data privacy rules.
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Former ByteDance executive said China government officials maintained access to all TikTok data, including information stored in the United States.
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The UK’s data protection regulator fined TikTok £12.7 million for “failing to use children’s personal data lawfully”
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TikTok general counsel says company is trying to make it physically impossible for any government, including China, to access to U.S. user data.
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So how serious is the threat of using TikTok? Should TikTok users who don’t work for the government be worried about the app, too?
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The White House is giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices.
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The European Union’s executive branch has banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries over the Chinese-owned video app.
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