
Ep 556: Governments ban TikTok
Sensemaker
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Is China Monitoring TikTok Data?
Mel Gedroyd: Concerns about TikTok's use of data are not unjustified. In December, Forbes journalist Emily Baker-White revealed that TikTok used location data to monitor her in order to identify her sources within ByteDance. There is no clear evidence of government spying but international intelligence agencies have identified risks around the safety of sensitive information when it comes to TikTok's Use of Data. This month, TikTok's chief executive would defend his company at a US congressional hearing.
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