TOKYO (REUTERS) - Lawmakers from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to push for steps to restrict the use of Chinese-owned video app TikTok, concerned that user data may end up in the hands of the Chinese government, public broadcaster NHK said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO - Lawmakers from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to push for steps to restrict the use of Chinese-owned video app TikTok, concerned that user data may end up in the hands of the Chinese government, public broadcaster NHK said.
A group of lawmakers led by former economy minister Akira Amari made the decision at a meeting on Tuesday and plans to submit a proposal to the government as early as September, NHK reported on Tuesday evening. TikTok, owned by Beijing ByteDance Technology, is facing scrutiny in the United States over concerns that China could force the company to turn over its user data.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said this month that action was imminent to address national security risks posed by TikTok.The app is also under scrutiny in Australia over potential risks to data privacy, while in India, it was banned in late June along with 58 other Chinese-origin apps considered a threat to national security.
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