US Pressure on TikTok, Chinese Tech Firms Understandable, Yet Espionage Danger Overrated, Prof Says


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BRUSSELS (Sputnik), Luc Rivet - Chinese video-sharing app TikTok joined the ranks of tech companies the United States came after over alleged data privacy concerns, but its threat to national security, emanating from the alleged collusion with the Chinese government, might be overestimated. Last week, the parent company of TikTok, China's ByteDance, was faced with an ultimatum of either to sell the app to a US investor or be banned in the territory of the United States. When announcing the warning this past Friday, US President Donald Trump said it was due to data privacy concerns and the threat it...