September 4, 2020
Via: CNBCPresident Donald Trump’s administration is looking into banning more Chinese apps that could pose a national security threat, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said late Thursday. He made the comments to reporters on board Air Force One, according […]
August 31, 2020
Via: ZDnetChina has updated its export control rules to require certain technology companies to gain licensing approval if they wish to sell technology to an American buyer, adding yet another wrinkle to the potential sale of TikTok’s US operations. According to […]
August 20, 2020
Via: TechSpotEarlier this month, President Trump issued a pair of executive orders that will soon prohibit any US transactions with TikTok and WeChat, the latter of which is owned by Tencent, one of China’s largest tech companies. The move is supposed […]
August 18, 2020
Via: FortuneOracle Corp. is weighing a potential bid for part of TikTok’s business, seeking to rival Microsoft Corp. in the race to acquire the viral video streaming app, according to people familiar with the matter. The company controlled by billionaire Larry […]
August 12, 2020
Via: BGRByteDance and its popular app TikTok have faced intense scrutiny in the US lately, with the Trump administration accusing voicing security concerns about the app. The government shared its fears that the app could collect user data that could then […]
August 12, 2020
Via: FortuneEvery winter, when the Lunar New Year comes around, Shuyi’s 80-person WeChat group of extended family lights up with celebratory messages and ‘red envelopes,’ digital versions of the red-packeted cash gifts that are central to the traditional Chinese holiday. Shuyi […]
Cybersecurity, Federal, Policy
August 3, 2020
Via: FortuneSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the Trump administration will soon take action against Chinese software companies, like TikTok and WeChat, that present a risk to national security because they are “feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist […]
July 22, 2020
Via: FortuneThe Trump administration is considering banning TikTok, the wildly popular short video platform, over national security concerns and TikTok’s alleged vulnerability to Chinese government censorship and data sharing. TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based tech firm ByteDance Ltd. and has […]
July 13, 2020
Via: Tech CrunchAmid intense scrutiny over TikTok, WeChat, the essential tool for Chinese people’s day-to-day life, is also taking the heat from the U.S. White House trade advisor Peter Navarro told Fox Business on Sunday that “[TikTok] and WeChat are the biggest […]
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