TikTok CEO says China-based ByteDance employees still have access to some U.S. data
Publishing timestamp: 2023-03-23 22:37:58
Summary
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before U.S. lawmakers that China-based employees at its parent company ByteDance may still have access to some U.S. data from the app, but this won't be the case once its risk mitigation plan, called Project Texas, is complete. U.S. officials fear that user data accessed by ByteDance could eventually reach the Chinese government, based on Chinese law that allows the government to obtain inside information from companies based there for purported national security purposes. TikTok said that Project Texas is already in action, but there are many steps to reach its completion.
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