US passes law banning TikTok on government cell phones

The US Senate has passed a bill that would ban TikTok from devices used by government agencies or officials, citing a national security risk

The US Senate passed a bill this week providing for the ban Tick ​​tock on devices used by government agencies or members of the public administration. The legislation has received the unanimous support of senators and cites national security reasons, especially with regard to the relationship between the social network and the Chinese government.

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The approval follows steps that have already been taken by some government sectors. Since last year, for example, the Armed Forces and the Departments of State and Homeland Security no longer allow the installation of TikTok on the devices used by their workers. Now, the idea is to extend this ban to the entire inventory of cell phones, computers and other utility devices.

The fear, as always, is that user data will fall into the hands of the Chinese government, given that the manager of the platform, Bytedance, is a company in the country. The approval is another step in the US government’s offensive against TikTok, which dates back to the former president’s administration. Donald Trump and have even involved the idea of ​​banning the application from the country entirely.

The overall idea itself has not moved forward, while the Senate-approved bill comes at a time of dissatisfaction, with supportive senators showing impatience with the slow progress of the proposals. Among other things, the discussion should continue, given that speaking of the project, the group leader Nancy Pelosi said she did not know if the House will accept the project and put it to a vote, working alongside the White House to analyze the problem.

The alleged inaction of the Joe Biden administration has also been a topic this week, especially after Republican Marco Rubio introduced a new bill in the Senate aimed at banning TikTok in the US🇧🇷 The social network appears alongside other apps allegedly controlled by state opponents, citing countries such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela. The proposal didn’t receive the expected support, but came with a warning from senators that that could change if the White House doesn’t strike a deal with Bytedance to safeguard American data.

In a statement, TikTok said the approved proposal does not promote the protection of US national security. The company also said it hoped the government would reach an agreement with its directors on effective measures to protect Americans’ data, rather than continue with proposed bans.

Source: Cnn

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