FBI director says China could use TikTok to control data on millions of Americans
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(Worthy News) – The Chinese government could use the Chinese-owned video app TikTok to control data on millions of US users, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday.
Wray made the comment at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to US security.
The White House backed legislation introduced on Tuesday by a dozen senators to give the Biden administration new powers to ban TikTok and other foreign-based technologies if they pose national security threats. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]
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