President Joe Biden signed a law that will require the Chinese firm to divest from the app or face aThe clock is ticking for ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok. President Joe Biden signed a law that will require the Chinese firm to divest from the app or face a ban on U.S. devices and networks. ByteDance has nine months to divest, but that could be extended another three months if progress is made.
While lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have warned of the potential danger that the app presents as it could share user data with China, some critics of the law say TikTok is just part of a much larger and more serious issue of how social media companies have access to the personal data of users.
"The progressing ban on TikTok has ignited debate on digital sovereignty, geopolitics and technology. There is no doubt that this decision will lead to a further 'balkanization' of the Internet and technology markets," suggested Ted Miracco, CEO of mobile device security provider Approov. Though platforms based in the U.S. may not share data with a foreign entity, perhaps users should be concerned with how those companies harvest and share the information they gather.
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