TikTok confirms Chinese employees have access to insensitive U.S. user data

TikTok CEO Zhou Shouzi responded to a U.S. senator’s inquiry , saying that TikTok has limited ties to parent company ByteDance, although he acknowledged that in order to promote the development of the global platform, non-U.S. employees, including Chinese employees, will be able to access a small number of non-US employees. Sensitive TikTok US user data, such as public videos and comments available to anyone anywhere in the world, to ensure global interoperability. This sharing, he said, is for the benefit of platform users. Zhou Shouzi said no information was shared with the Chinese government, which was protected by strong cybersecurity controls. TikTok is also working with the U.S. government to strengthen data protection .

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