Category: Tiktok Data Security

Revealed: TikTok Code Worked on From China

June 7, 2023
AustraliaBusiness & MarketsCCPChina NewsChina-Australia RelationscodeCompaniesInternational RelationsMedia & Big TechSocial MediaTechtechnologyThreat from Communist ChinaTikTokTiktok Data SecurityUS-China relationsWorld
0 Comment

Software developers based in China are writing the code for TikTok, triggering concerns that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) can access the data of more than one billion users worldwide, as well as force staff to silence dissenting voices, elevate pro-communist narratives, and sow seeds of division in democracies. A code sample seen by the…

Read More

IN-DEPTH: User Data Collected by Overseas Chinese Companies, Such as TikTok, Enables CCP to Influence US Politics

May 25, 2023
2022 Midterm ElectionsChina Human RightsChina NewsInfiltrating the Westsocial controlSpecial TopicsTiktok Data SecurityUS-China relations
0 Comment

Overseas Chinese companies have collected data on millions of Americans, which can be used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A recent lawsuit against TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has revealed that the highest authority over using this data rests with the CCP, allowing the Party to use this data as a weapon of unrestricted warfare…

Read More

Digital Fentanyl: The CCP’s Cyber Campaign to Destroy America

May 3, 2023
banning TikTokOpinionThinking About ChinaTiktok Data SecurityViewpoints
0 Comment

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always played the long game. It’s pivotal to their strength. They have a disciplined ability to think generationally rather than focus on the current political climate of the now. The CCP has zero respect for the rule of law, nor do they abide by any code of ethics….

Read More

TikTok Gaslighting Governments on Data Protection, FCC Commissioner Warns Australian Senate

April 20, 2023
Australiabanning TikTokBig Tech, Censorship, and SocialismBrendan CarrBusiness & MarketsCompaniesFeatured TopicsMedia & Big TechNational SecuritySocial IssuesTiktok Data SecurityUSWorld
0 Comment

CANBERRA, Australia—The United States federal communications commissioner (USFCC) has warned the Australian government not to trust TikTok to keep any user data it collects out of the hands of the Chinese communist regime. USFCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said that TikTok could not be trusted to keep data safe from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and…

Read More

TikTok: Should the CCP-Controlled App Track and Influence Millions of Americans?

March 30, 2023
banning TikTokBig Tech, Censorship, and SocialismCCPCCP (Chinese Communist Party)CEO of TikTok，owner ByteDanceChinaEpochTVFeatured TopicsNational SecurityPolicies & ImpactsShou Zi ChewtechnologyThe Beau ShowTikTokTiktok Data SecurityUSUS NewsUS-China relations
0 Comment

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew recently faced a barrage of questioning from lawmakers on Capitol Hill regarding the safety, privacy, and security threat of the Chinese Communist Party-controlled app. There are reportedly 150 million TikTok users in the United States. Should the CCP have a direct line to influencing the minds and behavior of 45…

Read More

‘Gave You 3 Years to Deal With It’: Australian Senator on Coalition’s Inaction on China-Owned TikTok

March 26, 2023
AustraliaChinaChina-Australia RelationscybersecurityInternational Relationssocial media bansTechTech NewsTikTokTiktok Data SecurityWorld
0 Comment

Amid recent pressure on Australia’s federal Labor government over its slow response to TikTok, as the only Five Eyes government to not have issued a ban, the issue was raised in parliament by Special Minister of State Don Farrell. During Question Time in the upper house on March 24, Labor’s Farrell said that the Coalition had…

Read More

US Commerce Department Adds 14 Chinese Firms to Unverified List, Increasing Scrutiny

March 24, 2023
ChinaChinese Embassychinese entitiesExecutive Branchexports to ChinaPoliticsTiktok Data SecurityU.S. Commerce DepartmentUSUS NewsUS-China relations
0 Comment

President Joe Biden’s administration has added 14 Chinese companies to an export precautions list, requiring U.S. exporters to more closely document their business transactions before shipping goods to the Chinese firms listed. The U.S. Department of Commerce added these Chinese firms to its Unverified List (UVL) on Thursday after commerce officials were unable to verify…

Read More