{"id":22621,"date":"2023-03-10T23:54:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T23:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1e297018-7c75-4ed0-8fd4-35d57bee89f312"},"modified":"2023-03-10T23:54:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T23:54:26","slug":"tiktok-whistleblower-claims-us-data-privacy-efforts-are-seriously-flawed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/tiktok-whistleblower-claims-us-data-privacy-efforts-are-seriously-flawed\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok whistleblower claims US data privacy efforts are seriously flawed"},"content":{"rendered":"
TikTok’s efforts to address US data privacy fears<\/span> may have holes. A self-proclaimed whistleblower talking <\/span>to The Washington Post<\/em> says the social network’s plan to protect American users’ data, Project Texas, has major flaws. The former Trust and Safety team member claims the $1.5 billion initiative will still let TikTok connect to parent company ByteDance’s Toutiao, a well-known Chinese news app. That link could theoretically allow China to access US data. A truly secure approach would require a “complete re-engineering” of the service’s infrastructure, the ex-employee says.<\/p>\n The staffer also claims to have met with the offices of Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Mark Warner to discuss the alleged weaknesses. Representatives for both senators acknowledged that meetings had taken place.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n We’ve asked TikTok for comment. Unnamed people at the social media giant tell The Post<\/em> that the claims are “unfounded,” and the Toutiao code only amounts to a “naming convention and technical relic” that doesn’t tie the app to China. They also believe that the relocation of US data to Oracle servers undercuts the assertion that Toutiao could affect the US business. The whistleblower was only employed for half a year, and he supposedly left months before Project Texas was finalized. He may not know the full picture, in other words.