SideChannel Inc. (SDCH) CEO Brian Haugli Discusses Government TikTok Ban in Forum Daily Interview
Governments worldwide are pushing for the ban of TikTok from government devices, citing threats to national security Chinese company ByteDance, the owner and creator of TikTok, believes the ban is premature and has not had the opportunity to answer questions relating to information security Haugli explains that default permissions, including location, contacts, media, and more, are required at the time of download – making it possible for ByteDance to store data and metadata that could pose a risk Deteriorating relationships between China and other world governments have raised concerns about how much data is shared on popular social media apps…