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By: The Opinion Updated 12 Dec 2022 , 12: 60 pm EST
The app TikTok It is one of the most popular internationally and in the United States worries the authorities , because belongs to a Chinese company in the that the government of that country may interfere
On Friday, Chris Wray, FBI director, raised national security concerns about the Chinese-origin app, warning that the control of TikTok is in the hands of a Chinese government “that does not share our values.”
Speaking to an audience at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Wray said he was concerned that the Chinese had the ability to control the algorithm of app recommendation.
He also stated that China could use the app for collect data from its users that could be used for traditional espionage operations.
“All this is in the hands of a government that does not share our values , and that he has a mission that is sharply at odds with what is in the best interests of the United States. That should concern us,” Wray said.
These concerns confirm those raised by the same FBI director during his appearances in Congress last month, when the subject of the app for sharing short videos came up.
TikTok Responds2022
The platform responded in a statement that it is currently in negotiations with the government of the United States to allay those concerns regarding national security.
“As Director Wray has previously stated, the FBI input is being considered as part of our ongoing negotiations with the United States Government,” TikTok spokeswoman Brooke Oberwetter said in a statement.
“We are confident that we are on a path to satisfy pl “We have already taken significant steps toward implementing those solutions,” added the Chinese-based companies. .
Earlier, during a Senate hearing in September, TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas said that the company protects all data of American users and Chinese government officials do not have access to it.
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