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What's the Deal with TikTok? (with Asha Rangappa)
Oct 25, 2024
Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent and national security expert, dives into the controversies surrounding TikTok. She discusses how the app's data practices raise serious national security concerns, particularly regarding potential access by the Chinese government. The conversation highlights bipartisan efforts to ban TikTok in the U.S. and ongoing lawsuits over child privacy and mental health issues. Asha also draws parallels between TikTok's manipulation tactics and past foreign influence operations, spotlighting the critical need for data privacy in our digital age.
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- TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, raises national security concerns due to its extensive data collection capabilities that could enable foreign adversaries to target U.S. citizens.
- The app also poses cybersecurity risks through potential disinformation and malware, threatening critical infrastructure and overall national stability.
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National Security Concerns of TikTok Data
The potential national security risks associated with TikTok primarily stem from its parent company, ByteDance, which is viewed as being under Chinese influence. This raises concerns about the data collected by the app, as TikTok is able to gather extensive information about users beyond their activity on the platform. Such data could be used to build detailed profiles, which may aid foreign adversaries in targeting individuals for recruitment or espionage. Analysts emphasize that this capability poses a counterintelligence risk, enabling adversaries to monitor behaviors and make strategic inferences about U.S. citizens.
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