Is TikTok a Chinese Cambridge Analytica data bomb waiting to explode?

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  1. guest

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    Changing TikTok Japan Ownership Could Address Security Concerns, Ruling Party Lawmaker Says
    August 19, 2020
    https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/19/business/19reuters-usa-tiktok-japan.html
     
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    Go read Tim Wu’s argument that it’s only fair for the US to ban TikTok
    ‘Why continue to give it access to internet markets around the world?’
    August 19, 2020

    https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/19/...ee-open-internet-china-fight-censorship-trump
     
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    TikTok executive says it has 'multiple paths' to stay alive in the US
    The company's general manager for the US said the app will continue to work for American users
    August 21, 2020

    https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-us-operations-continue-despite-ban-vanessa-pappas-170530746.html
     
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    Alphabet reportedly considered investment in TikTok as part of group bid
    August 21, 2020
    https://www.xda-developers.com/alphabet-considered-investment-tiktok-group-bid/
     
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    TikTok’s GDPR compliance probed amid accusations of data misuse
    Dutch privacy organisation SOMI claims TikTok falls short in protecting young users, and that it is likely violating GDPR
    August 21, 2020

    https://www.computerweekly.com/news...liance-probed-amid-accusations-of-data-misuse
     
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    TikTok preparing legal challenge to Trump order
    It may file the suit as early as Monday
    August 22, 2020

    https://www.imore.com/tiktok-preparing-legal-challenge-trump-order
     
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    TikTok confirms it will sue the Trump administration
    August 22, 2020
    https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/22/21397131/tiktok-lawsuit-president-trump-china-ban-executive-order
     
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    TikTok sues the US government over upcoming ban
    The company says it hasn't been given due process, among many other issues
    August 24, 2020

    https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-sues-us-government-152040736.html
    TikTok: Why we are suing the Administration
     
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    TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns
    August 26, 2020
    https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/tiktok-kevin-mayer-resigns-1234750556/
     
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    TikTok likely to announce sale of U.S. operations in the coming days; Walmart has expressed interest
    The deal is likely to be in the $20 billion to $30 billion range, sources say
    August 27, 2020

    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/tiktok-likely-to-announce-sale-us-operations-in-the-coming-days.html
     
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    TikTok Says It Has Not Received a Bid From Centricus and Triller
    August 28, 2020
    https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/28/business/28reuters-usa-tiktok-centricus.html
    Bloomberg: Centricus, Triller Seek to Buy TikTok Assets for $20 Billion
     
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    TikTok's security boss makes his case. Carefully.
    August 27, 2020
    https://www.cyberscoop.com/tiktok-lawsuit-security-questions-roland-cloutier/
     
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    China's new tech export controls could give Beijing a say in TikTok sale
    August 30, 2020
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ve-beijing-a-say-in-tiktok-sale-idUSKBN25Q05Q
    The New York Times: TikTok Deal Is Complicated by New Rules From China Over Tech Exports
     
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    China’s new tech export rules pose further threat to TikTok’s survival in the US
    August 30, 2020
    https://www.scmp.com/news/china/dip...tech-export-rules-pose-further-threat-tiktoks
     
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    Walmart’s TikTok bid is a risky bet on the direction of US retail
    August 29, 2020
    https://qz.com/1897276/walmarts-tiktok-bid-is-a-risky-bet-on-social-commerce/
     
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    TikTok deal to sell U.S. business could be announced as soon as Tuesday
    Microsoft, in partnership with Walmart, and Oracle are the top contenders
    August 31, 2020
    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/31/tik...s-could-be-announced-as-soon-as-tomorrow.html
     
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    "TikTok Deal Talks Are Snarled Over Fate of App’s Algorithms
    Bidders are unsure whether China’s new export restrictions cover the service’s algorithms...

    The algorithms, which determine the videos served to users and are seen as TikTok’s secret sauce, were considered part of the deal negotiations up until Friday, when the Chinese government issued new restrictions on the export of artificial-intelligence technology, according to people familiar with the matter...

    Now both sides are trying to figure out whether the order means the algorithms need Chinese government approval for transfer, and if so, whether Beijing would sign off..."

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-deal-talks-are-snarled-over-fate-of-apps-algorithms-11598995674
     
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    Exclusive: Aspiring TikTok buyers pursue four options in effort to revive talks
    September 2, 2020
    https://in.reuters.com/article/usa-...-effort-to-revive-talks-sources-idINKBN25T2IE
     
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    TikTok troubles narrow gap between Beijing and ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming
    September 5, 2020
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-bytedance-founder-zhang-yiming-idUSKBN25W0EM
     
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    ByteDance in talks with US government to avoid full sale of TikTok
    September 9, 2020
    https://appleinsider.com/articles/2...th-us-government-to-avoid-full-sale-of-tiktok
     
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    Trump says he won't extend deadline for US TikTok sale
    September 11, 2020
    https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/politics/trump-tiktok-extension-executive-order/index.html
    Bloomberg: ByteDance Is Poised to Miss U.S. Deadline for TikTok Sale
     
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    Three takeaways from a visit to TikTok’s new transparency center
    September 11, 2020
    https://www.theverge.com/interface/...ansparency-visit-tour-algorithms-for-you-page
     
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    "China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale

    (Reuters) - Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

    https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2622L6
     
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    "TikTok’s algorithm not for sale, ByteDance tells US: source

    Chinese tech company decides not to sell or transfer code behind the popular video-sharing app, source says...

    'The company [ByteDance] will not hand out source code to any US buyer, but the technology team of TikTok in the US can develop a new algorithm,' the source told the South China Morning Post..."

    https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-...-algorithm-not-sale-bytedance-tells-us-source
     
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