TikTok does not want to stop the transfer of US user data to China
TikTok recently had to answer before the US Senate for the illegal transfer of US user data to China. DHowever, the social media platform did not promise the US government to stop the flow of data.
TikTok is repeatedly criticized for data protection investigations. In the past, international privacy advocates have filed complaints against the popular short video app. Not least because an American-Australian IT security company found that the app keeps connecting to a server in China.
TikTok has repeatedly declined to make a commitment to US lawmakers to stop the flow of data to China. This is from a report by CNN out.
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US government concerned about privacy
TikTok must now answer before the US Senate Homeland Security Committee for the illegal transmission of data. The main concern in Washington is the possibility of US user data finding its way to the Chinese government.
US officials fear the Chinese government could use Americans’ personal information to identify intelligence targets or spread fake news.
TikTok transfers US user data to China
Especially an article of the internet magazine BuzzFeed News from last June worried the US government again. In it, the news site reported leaked audio recordings from 80 TikTok meetings, confirming that China is retrieving US user data. The company, in turn, subsequently admitted this, but referred to cyber security controls by in-house security teams.
TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas also confirmed in the US Senate hearing that Chinese employees had access to US user data. It got loud CNN It is also not clear whether TikTok is keeping user data secret from the Chinese government or whether the company may be influenced. on the BuzzFeed Newsarticle, Pappas responded with unclear statements. In addition, the content of the report is incorrect.
TikTok dodges US requests
Pappas repeatedly emphasized that TikTok takes privacy very seriously. The company wants to maintain the trust of US citizens and ensure the security of user data.
Responding to renewed calls from the US government to cut off the flow of data to China, Pappas assured that negotiations with the US government will satisfy any national security concerns.
TikTok explained that it is moving US user data from servers in Virginia and Singapore to cloud servers. There, corporate partner Oracle takes care of the administration. The company deletes the backups of the user data from the servers.
In addition, TikTok is in talks with a US government body. The Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States is composed of several agencies with responsibility for national security. It is about how the short video service will deal with the US data in the future.
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