Tag: ByteDance
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Bill that could spur TikTok ban gains House OK
he U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act that would …
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TikTok Faces US Ban as House Votes to Compel ByteDance to Sell
The US House of Representatives has approved a bill on Wednesday, compelling ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to divest the social …
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US lawmakers want ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban
A group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that, if passed, would force Chinese internet concern ByteDance to divest TikTok …
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Asian Tech Roundup: ByteDance bites dust
Welcome to Computing’s fortnightly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at ByteDance’s failed gaming venture; LockBit’s recent …
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Why Are Some Countries Banning TikTok?
For the general population, bans of TikTok on government-issued devices will not affect your access to the platform Even for government …
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TikTok parent company ByteDance revealed the use of TikTok data to track journalists
ByteDance admitted that its employees accessed TikTok data to track journalists to identify the source of leaks to the media. TikTok parent …
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New TikTok Privacy Policy Confirms Chinese Staff Can Access European Users’ Data
Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok is revising its privacy policy for European users to make it explicitly clear that user …
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TikTok owner ByteDance pushed a pro-China agenda to Americans, say former employees
Controversy over supposed pro-China messaging in apps from TikTok owner Bytedance continues to grow. Tales are emerging relating to a now …
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TikTok Assures U.S. Lawmakers it’s Working to Safeguard User Data From Chinese Staff
Following heightened worries that U.S. users’ data had been accessed by TikTok engineers in China between September 2021 and January 2022, …
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TikTok agrees to pay $92 million to settle teen privacy class-action lawsuit
TikTok has agreed to pay a proposed $92 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the company invaded user privacy. The settlement, …
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TikTok found to have tracked Android users’ MAC addresses until late last year
Until late last year social video app TikTok was using an extra layer of encryption to conceal a tactic for tracking Android users via the …
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Trump Administration labels WeChat and Tiktok ‘threats’ to national security and bans transactions with both
United States president Donald Trump has issued two executive orders banning Chinese messaging service WeChat and …
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