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     • Yes. TikTok’s policy notes that different countries’ law enforcement may request data, and that the specific procedures of the request will vary from country to country.
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   Can Chinese agencies access TikTok data legally?

   • If Chinese agencies can't access TikTok's data legally, they can just go in through the back door, Western officials allege. China's cyber-spies are among the best in the world, and their job will be made easier if datasets or digital infrastructure are housed in their home territory.

   What the hell is wrong with TikTok? – POLITICO

   www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-china-west-europe-ban-app-espionage-surveillance/

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   Is TikTok storing user data in China?

   • In legal documents filed on Friday, the US Department of Justice alleged some of TikTok’s US user data had been stored in China and the company was able to collect data based on users’ views on sensitive issues such as abortion. Under a bill Congress approved in April, ByteDance must divest TikTok by January 2025 or face a countrywide ban.

   US reveals security concerns around TikTok and ByteDance - Financial Ti…

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   Does TikTok have a connection to China?

   • The short-video platform TikTok has come under fire in recent months. Both lawmakers and citizens in the U.S. have questioned its data collection practices and potential ties to the Chinese state. The concerns have deepened after Buzzfeed published a report saying that data of some American users had been repeatedly accessed from China.

   3 ways China’s access to TikTok data is a security risk

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   Could China buy TikTok data from a regulated broker?

   • And the Irish Data Protection Commission, TikTok's lead privacy regulator in the EU, is set to decide in the next few months if the company unlawfully transferred European users’ data to China. Skeptics of the security argument say that the Chinese government could simply buy troves of user data from little-regulated brokers.

   What the hell is wrong with TikTok? – POLITICO

   www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-china-west-europe-ban-app-espionage-surveillance/

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   Did China use TikTok data for political purposes?

   • Until now. In what appears to be a first, a former employee of ByteDance, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, has outlined specific claims that the Chinese Communist Party accessed the data of TikTok users on a broad scale, and for political purposes.

   Analysis: There is now some public evidence that China viewed TikTok

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   Could TikTok data help improve China's Social Credit System?

   • In China, in particular, the government is already experimenting with its Social Credit System, so accessing TikTok data might allow it to take its plans to a new level and create accurate profiles of users in both China and elsewhere.

   3 ways China’s access to TikTok data is a security risk

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3. www.cnn.com › 2023/06/08 › techAnalysis: There is now some public evidence that China viewed ...

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   Jun 8, 2023 · In what appears to be a first, a former employee of ByteDance, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, has outlined specific claims that the Chinese Communist Party accessed the data of TikTok...

4. www.politico.eu › article › tiktok-china-west-europeWhat the hell is wrong with TikTok? - POLITICO

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   Mar 22, 2023 · If Chinese agencies can't access TikTok's data legally, they can just go in through the back door, Western officials allege. China's cyber-spies are among the best in the world, and their job will be made easier if datasets or digital infrastructure are housed in their home territory.

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     Concerns over Chinese access to personal data gathered through TikTok | 7.30

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     TikTok says staff in China can access UK and EU user data

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     Can the Chinese government get your data from TikTok? Analyst weighs in

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6. www.rfa.org › english › newsAsia Fact Check Lab: Can TikTok share US user data with China ...

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   Mar 24, 2023 · Yes. Tiktok has stated several times that it has not shared data with China's government, and company executives have further stated they would refuse to hand over any data to China if asked....

   • Author: Shen Ke

7. www.ft.com › content › d2c285be-3a01-442f-bc06-6bUS reveals security concerns around TikTok and ByteDance

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   Jul 27, 2024 · In legal documents filed on Friday, the US Department of Justice alleged some of TikTok’s US user data had been stored in China and the company was able to collect data based on users’...

   • Author: Stefania Palma

8. theconversation.com › china-could-be-harvestingChina could be harvesting TikTok data, but much of the user ...

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   TikTok has been a lightning rod for a shift in sentiment that has seen the UK, EU, Canada and the US ban the app from government devices on grounds of security. TikTok narrowly missed being banned completely from the US in 2020 by then president, Donald Trump. That threat has now been revivedunder the Biden administration. Much of the worry about T...

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   Two further reports by highly respected research groups at Citizen labs and the Georgia Institute for Technologyset out to resolve whether TikTok was a threat to national security, or to users in general. A detailed analysis of the code in the app found that TikTok was based on Douyin, the version for Chinese users, which has features that make it ...

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   Companies like Facebook are clear as to why they gather your data: they use information to sell advertising. The question then is, what is the real intention behind TikTok gathering user data? The Citizen Lab report noted a lingering doubt that dormant features written for Douyin but not used in TikTok could be enabled by TikTok’s computer servers....

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9. www.bbc.com › news › technology-64797355Is TikTok really a danger to the West? - BBC

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   Since 2020, TikTok executives have repeatedly tried to reassure people that Chinese staff cannot access the data of non-Chinese users.

10. www.csoonline.com › article › 5734253 ways China’s access to TikTok data is a security risk

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    Aug 15, 2022 · The short-video platform TikTok has come under fire in recent months. Both lawmakers and citizens in the U.S. have questioned its data collection practices and potential ties to the Chinese...