13 minutes agoThe U.S. Senate approves the law banning TikTok's use of federal workers
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(3 years ago)The U.S. Senate has passed the law banning federal workers from using Chinese video app TikTok officials on their phones, which is Washington's last decision targeting Chinese technology companies. The Senate voted unanimously to accommodate the initiative, which should be passed into the House of Representatives before entering [...]
The Senate unanimously voted to accommodate the initiative, which should be passed on to the House of Representatives before it takes effect, writes the Financial Times.
Lawmakers are concerned that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, is a threat to United States security because of the possibility of Beijing receiving the personal data of American citizens.
The Beden administration is concerned that Chinese technology companies could help official Beijing develop or perform anchorage, transmit Periscope.
This month, FBI Director Chris Wraz said TikTok could be used to mediate the anchorage and that Beijing has the ability to control TikTok's algorithm in the way it would mediate the influential “operations in the United States. /Periscopi/
