An ex-employee of ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of social media app TikTok, claims that the company misrepresents the degree of privacy protection between the data of U.S. users.
. He referred to the whistleblower’s claims as “deeply concerning” and suggested that CFIUS look into them.
With over one billion monthly active users and a sizable and engaged user base in the U.S., TikTok has become a worldwide phenomenon. Legislators are paying attention to the app because of its popularity with teenagers and because they are concerned that the Chinese government could use it to gather information on U.S. citizens or spread propaganda.
Despite these efforts, the whistleblower’s accusations imply that TikTok’s access controls on U.S. user data are weaker than the company claims. The possibility that the Chinese government could access U.S. user data without TikTok’s knowledge or consent is made more concerning by the use of proprietary Chinese software that might contain backdoors.
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