{"id":8221,"date":"2022-12-08T00:39:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T23:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/08\/texas-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-amid-china-data-sharing-fears\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T00:39:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T23:39:39","slug":"texas-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-amid-china-data-sharing-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/08\/texas-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-amid-china-data-sharing-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas bans TikTok on government devices amid China data-sharing fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Dakota, Maryland and Wisconsin have also issued similar directives citing security concerns<\/p>\n

Texas governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state agencies to ban TikTok on government-issued devices, citing security concerns of the app\u2019s data-sharing practices with the Chinese government.<\/p>\n

\u201cTikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users\u2019 devices \u2013 including when, where and how they conduct Internet activity \u2013 and offers this trove of potentially sensitive information to the Chinese government,\u201d according to<\/a> one of the letters the governor sent to state agency leaders. Several other Republican lawmakers across the country have implemented similar TikTok bans.<\/p>\n

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\nSouth Dakota, Maryland and Wisconsin have also issued similar directives citing security concerns
\nTexas governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state agencies to ban TikTok on government-issued devices, citing security concerns of the app\u2019s data-sharing practices with the Chinese government.
\n\u201cTikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users\u2019 devices \u2013 including when, where and how they conduct Internet activity \u2013 and offers this trove of potentially sensitive information to the Chinese government,\u201d according to one of the letters the governor sent to state agency leaders. Several other Republican lawmakers across the country have implemented similar TikTok bans. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Dakota, Maryland and Wisconsin have also issued similar directives citing security concerns Texas governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state agencies to ban TikTok on government-issued devices, citing security concerns of the app\u2019s data-sharing practices with the Chinese government. \u201cTikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users\u2019 devices \u2013 including when, where and …<\/p>\n

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