Chinese government could use popular social media TikTok data control platform of millions of US Users, Federal Bureau of FBI Director of Investigations Christopher Wray said Wednesday that he had expressed concern about the video app.
Wray said at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Global threats to US security that the Chinese government could also use TikTok to control software on millions of hardware and drive Narratives to divide Americans over Taiwan or other issues.
“Yeah, and I’ll make the point on that last oneand in In particular, that we are not sure to see a lot of external signs of “It happens if it happens,” Wray said. of Fears that China could provide misleading information to users.
“This is a tool that is finally under control of Chinese government – She is screaming to me out with national “Security concerns,” Ray said.
The White House introduced the supported legislation on Tuesday by a dozen senators to give President Joe Biden administration new Powers to ban TikTok and other foreign companies technologies If they formed national Security threats. Ratification boosted efforts by a number of Lawmakers have banned the popular app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance that uses it more of 100 million Americans.
Other senior US intelligence officials including the Director of National Intelligence Agency Avril Haines, CIA Director William Burns, and NSA Director Paul Nakasone agreed at the hearing that TikTok poses a threat to the United States. national protection.
Nakasone on Tuesday he expressed concern during Senate testimony about TikTok’s data collection and the potential for facilitating broad influence operations.
