Ex-FBI Official Says TikTok Poses Security Threat To U.S.
December 14, 2022 1:05PM EST
FILE – This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. Amazon has told employees to delete the popular video app TikTok from phones on which they use Amazon email, citing security risks from the China-owned app, according to reports and posts by Twitter users who said they were Amazon employees. The notice said employees must delete the app by Friday to keep access to Amazon email. Workers would still be allowed to use TikTok from an Amazon laptop browser. (AP Photo/File)
A former FBI official believes TikTok poses a threat to national security. Former FBI Assistant Director Kevin Brock says TikTok tracks data that its parent company is required by law to report to the Chinese government.
He says that data can be used
to find vulnerabilities in our society.
This week, members of Congress introduced a bill that would ban TikTok in the U.S., while several states have banned use of the app in government buildings.
Do you think TikTok poses a ‘threat’ to the U.S.? What steps do you take to protect your data online?
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