Cybersecurity: the state of South Dakota bans TikTok from government devices
South Dakota government employees will no longer be able to have TikTok installed on government devices due to security concerns.
“ Because of our serious duty to protect the private data of South Dakota citizens, we must take this action immediately ,” Republican Gov. Kristi Noem said in a statement. " I hope other states follow South Dakota's lead and that Congress also takes broader action ."
The move comes about a month after FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr told d Axios that the Biden administration's Council on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) should take action against the wildly popular Chinese-owned app that allows users to post short videos, adding that it poses a "national security issue". “ I don't think there's any way forward other than prohibition ,” Carr said.
According to Axios, TikTok is in discussions with the CFIUS about the possibility of selling the ByteDance company, a Chinese company, to an American company in order to remain operational in the United States.
In addition to general concerns for all social media companies, US officials are concerned about TikTok's data collection policies and its relationship with the Chinese government. This prompted US senators to call for a complete ban on the application. TikTok said it was confident it could reach a resolution with US officials that would allow the app to stay in the country . -Bloomberg
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, chair of the CFIUS, told a conference hosted by the New York Times on Wednesday, " I think there are legitimate national security considerations ." ”
Meanwhile, in late October, Senator Mark Warner (Dem), head of the US Senate Intelligence Committee , admitted that President Trump was right about the security risks associated with the video app.
Across the political spectrum, Republican lawmakers are in line with Democrats regarding TikTok: “ Unsurprisingly, TikTok is just another invasive tool for communist China to infiltrate Americans' personal and proprietary information ,” he said. Congressman Ken Buck (R-Colo.) told The Epoch Times. “ This app poses a very real threat to our national security and the United States should take strong action to stop the CCP's spying campaign .”
In another October interview, Tiffany Meier of China-In-Focus met Casey Fleming, managing director of security intelligence and strategy firm BlackOps Partners, who said: “ What people need to understand is that TikTok is a military application .
India banned the app in 2020, while in Europe it is quietly advertised…
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