A TikTok executive previously testified that there are “strict” limitations on accessing users’ data—but Sen. Josh Hawley says a whistleblower told his office TikTok staff can switch between U.S. and Chinese data “like a light switch.”
to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, noting the unnamed former employee described TikTok’s access controls as “superficial” at best, “where they exist at all.”—alleges TikTok employees can easily toggle between Chinese and U.S. data “just like a light switch,” and that both companies rely on software that allows Chinese engineers to gain backdoor access.
Access to U.S. data through a tool called Aeolus only requires approval from a manager and dataset owner, the whistleblower claims, adding they have seen “first-hand” China-based engineers back up and analyze non-China datasets. Hawley said the allegations contradict testimony by TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas, who told Congress in September that the company has “strict controls in terms of who and how our data is accessed.”
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