The U.S. Army this week has banned TikTok from government-owned devices. The social media app is owned by Beijing-based parent company ByteDance. Privacy experts have questioned how data from TikTok is being collected, used and whether it is being censored by China s government. In a separate but related incident, TikTok released its first-ever transparency report, showing data access requests from various countries but China was notably absent from the report. The report was published in September, with some saying it was unsurprising given TikTok has allegedly previously censored content on China’s behalf.
Source: https://threatpost.com/tiktok-banned-by-u-s-army-over-china-security-concerns/151480/