gaming consoles were listed among other consumer items included in tariffs as part of the ongoing trade war, and then there is the whole Huawei situation.
Navarro is a former financial market analyst and current economic adviser to the White House, advising on trade and economic policy issues, internally and externally. The CEO in question is Kevin Mayer, a former confirmed the new arrival in May. While the backlash against the CEO has been framed around foreign politics concerns, TikTok s have been hitting the news lately for political reasons of their own.
In an interview with nothing new to TikTok, this latest claim reiterates military and political actors in China as responsible. While also reiterating that the U.S. government will take action against TikTok, if it deems it necessary.
Tech Now Used As A Political Weapon
Prior to its injection into international politics, TikTok was already making headlines over privacy issues, as well as concerns over data leaks and breaches, and the common denominator in all this is China. While other major apps and social media networks have been subject to their own controversy, foreign policy and trade issues have helped the privacy issue gain more time under the media spotlight.
Though the common thread in this story is China, the bottom line is that TikTok's security focus has become prevalent in both international relations and security discussions, and especially where the two intersect. As any data breach can affect millions of s, it isn't unreasonable to expect app security to be taken seriously or to judge tech-giants on the steps they take in defense of consumer information. After all, while TikTok is just one app, it is the one that keeps hitting the headlines over security concerns.
Source: Fox Business