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Leaked TikTok meetings show China accesses US user data
But TikTok is trying to limit that access in the US.

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TikTok has been under constant scrutiny due to concerns that ByteDance, the China-based parent company of the app, might be harvesting US user data.
And according to a new report, several internal recordings have revealed that the company’s employees based in China have consistently had access to US user data.
Buzzfeed News recently obtained audio from tons of internal
“We know we’re among the most scrutinized platforms from a security standpoint, and we aim to remove any doubt about the security of US user data. That’s why we hire experts in their fields, continually work to validate our security standards, and bring in reputable, independent third parties to test our defenses,” says
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China essentially sees everything, said one member of
Additionally, Former President Donald Trump even attempted to ban the platform a couple of years ago.
TikTok is trying to address this problem

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The majority of recordings regarding China’s access to US user data revolves around
Project Texas is an effort from
So it seems like
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In fact, the majority of recordings gathered confirming Chinese access to US user data were from discussions about how to stop China’s data access. But at the end of the day, it seems like ByteDance still holds all the power.
“It remains to be seen if at some point product and engineering can still figure out how to get access because, at the end of the day, it’s their tools,” said one employee in a September 2021 meeting. “They built them all in China.”
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