ByteDance's head of security says it's impossible for China to get hold of TikTok user data because it's stored in the US
Roland Cloutier, head of security at TikTok's parent company ByteDance, told Cyberscoop the Chinese government can't demand TikTok user data because it's all stored in the US.
Cloutier said any request for TikTok user data has to go through the US government, and that China has no jurisdiction over the app.The head of security at TikTok's Beijing-based parent company ByteDance has said it's impossible for the Chinese government to get their hands on user data from the app — contrary to the Trump administration's assertions.
"We have very specific processes when law enforcement or government agencies were to ask us for things, and because we sit in the United States, it would have to go through the US government," said Cloutier. TikTok has repeatedly said it stores all its data on servers in the US, with backups in Singapore.TikTok's Chinese ownership is what the Trump administration claims makes the video-sharing app a national security threat.
"Neither TikTok data, nor use, occurs in China, so therefore [the Chinese government] does not have jurisdiction over the platform," said Cloutier.
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