Knives Out for TikTok as Journo Reveals her Spy Story

Knives Out for TikTok as Journo Reveals her Spy Story

Clock Ticking for U.S. Ban: FT’s Cristina Criddle claims ByteDance spied on her—because she wrote damaging stories about TikTok ...
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TikTok Abused Kids’ Data — UK Fines it $16 Million

TikTok Abused Kids’ Data — UK Fines it $16 Million

$8.50 per child: UK regulator punishes TikTok at 5.5% of revenue. Says app illegally tracked children ...
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Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware

Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware

Google says it has suspended the app for the Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo after malware was found in versions of the app. The move comes just weeks after Chinese security researchers published ...
Ban TikTok, say FBI, CIA, NSA, DNI, GOP, DNC, POTUS (but not ACLU)

Ban TikTok, say FBI, CIA, NSA, DNI, GOP, DNC, POTUS (but not ACLU)

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. RESTRICT: The White House and both sides of the Senate agree that TikTok needs to be stopped—or at least RESTRICT’ed. A bipartisan bill seeks to make that happen ...
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‘We Must Ban TikTok!’ — Senate, House, FCC Agree

‘We Must Ban TikTok!’ — Senate, House, FCC Agree

TikTok’s days are numbered in the U.S.—if the GOP has its way ...
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TikTok Ban: Texas is Fourth State to Join; Indiana Sues

TikTok Ban: Texas is Fourth State to Join; Indiana Sues

Four U.S. states have now banned TikTok on government workers’ devices. Plus, Indiana has sued the app’s owner ...
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Naked TikTok Girls = Malware Mayhem   #InvisibleFilter

Naked TikTok Girls = Malware Mayhem   #InvisibleFilter

TikTok’s ‘Invisible Body’ challenge was too great an opportunity for malware scrotes to pass up: “You too can see you favorite TikTok star naked!” ...
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TikTok ‘Will’ Spy on US Citizens — Say Sources

TikTok ‘Will’ Spy on US Citizens — Say Sources

TikTok parent ByteDance is planning to track the location of certain targeted individuals on U.S. soil, using a specialist Chinese team ...
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TikTok Hack: 2B Records Leak — but ByteDance Denies

TikTok Hack: 2B Records Leak — but ByteDance Denies

TikTok was hacked, with over two billion records stolen. Or so says notorious leak group BlueHornet (a/k/a AgainstTheWest, @AggressiveCurl) ...
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WeChat Banned, TikTok Saved

The past few weeks have seen a flurry of activity surrounding two Chinese apps, TikTok (Bytdance) and WeChat (Tencent) and their ability to continue to have a presence in the United States ...
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