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US senators call for security probe of TikTok @ 2019-10-26T12: Back Hot News
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US SENATORS SUSPECT TIKTOK COULD BE A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT
TIKTOK RESPONDED TO THE ALLEGATIONS IN A BLOG POST THURSDAY, SAYING THAT NONE OF THE DATA COLLECTED WAS STORED IN CHINA AND THAT DATA IS NOT SUBJECT TO CHINESE LAW. 「FURTHER, WE HAVE A DEDICATED TECHNICAL TEAM FOCUSED ON ADHERING TO ROBUST CYBERSECURITY POLICIES, AND DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY PRACTICES,」 SAID THE COMPANY.
THIS MONTH, RUBIO ASKED A US NATIONAL SECURITY PANEL TO REVIEW BYTEDANCE』S ACQUISITION OF MUSICAL.LY INC. HE CITED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY TIKTOK HAD 「ONLY HAD A FEW VIDEOS OF THE HONG KONG PROTESTS THAT HAVE BEEN DOMINATING INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES FOR MONTHS」.
TWO U.S. SENATORS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE ARE ASKING THE TOP U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO APP TIKTOK POSES A RISK TO NATIONAL SECURITY.
TO MOST, TIKTOK IS AN INNOCENT PLATFORM FULL OF CUTE AND/OR FUNNY VIDEOS. BUT TO POLITICAL LEADERS, IT"S A POTENTIAL NATIONAL SECURITY RISK. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER AND SENATOR TOM COTTON (R-ARKANSAS) HAVE FORMALLY ASKED THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO ASSESS WHETHER TIKTOK AND OTHER CHINA-OWNED CONTENT PLATFORMS POSE A THREAT.
OUR SPECIAL FEATURE THIS MONTH HIGHLIGHTS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S NEWEST AGENCY: THE CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY. ALSO, THIS MONTH WE HIGHLIGHT THE LEANDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DATA PRACTICES THAT PROTECT STUDENT PRIVACY. SECURITY EXPERTS DISCUSS VIDEO MONITORING, CYBERSECURITY FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVACY AND MORE.
SENATE DEMOCRATIC CHIEF CHUCK SCHUMER AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR TOM COTTON REQUESTED THE DIRECTORATE OF NATIONWIDE INTELLIGENCE TO “CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS” POSED BY TIKTOK.
「FROM THE RELEASE OF ISIS PRISONERS IN SYRIA TO THE RISING NUMBER OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM INCIDENTS HERE AT HOME TO THE CONTINUING EFFORT BY RUSSIA TO MEDDLE IN OUR ELECTIONS, THERE ARE URGENT SECURITY THREATS FACING THE NATION. I AM CONCERNED THAT TURMOIL WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE AND VACANCIES AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ARE UNDERMINING OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO TERRORIST THREATS,」 THOMSON SAID IN A STATEMENT THURSDAY.
THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY IS NOT SOME PARTISAN HIT JOB OVER A LIE ABOUT A BLOW JOB; BUT RATHER, A LONG-PUSHED FOR INQUIRY INTO DONALD TRUMP’S ABUSE OF POWER AND THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. IT IS NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTS WHO HAVE, TIME AND AGAIN, RISKED THEIR CAREERS TO COME FORWARD WITH CONCERNS OVER THE WAY TRUMP CONDUCTS HIMSELF WITH FOREIGN ADVERSARIES AND USES HIS POSITION AS PRESIDENT TO EXTORT OTHER COUNTRIES INTO DOING HIS DIRTY WORK AGAINST HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS.
"MOST AMERICANS KNOW THAT FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS HAVE NO BUSINESS INTERFERING IN OUR ELECTIONS," SAID LOFGREN, WHO CHAIRS THE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. "WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO AGREE THAT WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY — AND WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY. THIS IS NOT A PARTISAN OPINION. NOTHING LESS THAN OUR NATIONAL SECURITY IS AT STAKE."

 

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