{"id":9395,"date":"2023-03-23T14:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T13:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-testifies-before-us-congress-amid-growing-security-concerns-live\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T13:39:31","slug":"tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-testifies-before-us-congress-amid-growing-security-concerns-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-testifies-before-us-congress-amid-growing-security-concerns-live\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before US Congress amid growing security concerns \u2013 live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>App\u2019s future in doubt as Biden administration threatens to ban it entirely in the country<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/mar\/22\/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-profile-congress-testimony\">TikTok\u2019s CEO eluded the spotlight. Now, he can\u2019t avoid it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/mar\/21\/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-house-hearing-questions-to-ask\">Six urgent questions Shou Zi Chew needs to answer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rep. Rodgers asked Chew whether he has regular contact with various executives at Bytedance. He said he was in regular contact with the parent company\u2019s CEO. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of these individuals work or are affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party and are at the highest levels of leadership of Bytedance,\u201d Rodgers responded. \u201cA company where you previously served as CFO and where you regularly communicate with the CEO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shou Zi Chew<\/strong>, TikTok CEO, is beginning his testimony with an emphasis on his Singaporean heritage. He has tried this strategy before in a letter to lawmakers when he first took over the company. TikTok is run by a Singaporean based in Singapore, he wrote in that letter, and not beholden to the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p>Chew is also emphasizing that the company\u2019s 150 million users in the US use the platform for various purposes that includes educational videos. <\/p>\n<p>To address the lawmakers\u2019 national security concerns, Chew is talking about Project Texas \u2013 an effort to move all US data to domestic servers. He said the company is deleting all user data that is backed up to servers outside the US, and that it should all be deleted later this year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201dTrust is about actions we take, we have to earn your trust with decisions we make\u2026the potential security, privacy\u2026concerns are not unique to us. We believe what\u2019s needed are clear transparent rules that address all tech companies,\u201d Chew said.<\/p>\n<p>He ends with this: \u201cThere are more than 150 million users who love our platform and we know we have a responsibility to protect them which is why I am making the following commitments to you and all our users:<\/p>\n<p>1) We will keep safety, particularly for teenagers as a top priority for us. 2) We will firewall protected US data from unwanted foreign access 3) TikTok will remain a place for free expression and not be manipulated by any government 4) we will be transparent and we will give access to third-party independent monitors to remain accountable for our commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/live\/2023\/mar\/23\/tiktok-ceo-hearing-ban-congress-live-updates\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/794b22f4620c4410b24df797f4cb965f3855080c\/0_174_4500_2700\/master\/4500.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=179f1b13efece1facd79e969e12de9d7\" title=\"TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before US Congress amid growing security concerns \u2013 live\" \/>App\u2019s future in doubt as Biden administration threatens to ban it entirely in the country<\/p>\n<p>TikTok\u2019s CEO eluded the spotlight. Now, he can\u2019t avoid it<br \/>\nSix urgent questions Shou Zi Chew needs to answer<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Rodgers asked Chew whether he has regular contact with various executives at Bytedance. He said he was in regular contact with the parent company\u2019s CEO. &#8220;All of these individuals work or are affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party and are at the highest levels of leadership of Bytedance,\u201d Rodgers responded. \u201cA company where you previously served as CFO and where you regularly communicate with the CEO.\u201d<br \/>\nShou Zi Chew, TikTok CEO, is beginning his testimony with an emphasis on his Singaporean heritage. He has tried this strategy before in a letter to lawmakers when he first took over the company. TikTok is run by a Singaporean based in Singapore, he wrote in that letter, and not beholden to the Chinese government.Chew is also emphasizing that the company\u2019s 150 million users in the US use the platform for various purposes that includes educational videos. To address the lawmakers\u2019 national security concerns, Chew is talking about Project Texas \u2013 an effort to move all US data to domestic servers. He said the company is deleting all user data that is backed up to servers outside the US, and that it should all be deleted later this year. \u201dTrust is about actions we take, we have to earn your trust with decisions we make\u2026the potential security, privacy\u2026concerns are not unique to us. We believe what\u2019s needed are clear transparent rules that address all tech companies,\u201d Chew said.He ends with this: \u201cThere are more than 150 million users who love our platform and we know we have a responsibility to protect them which is why I am making the following commitments to you and all our users:1) We will keep safety, particularly for teenagers as a top priority for us. 2) We will firewall protected US data from unwanted foreign access 3) TikTok will remain a place for free expression and not be manipulated by any government 4) we will be transparent and we will give access to third-party independent monitors to remain accountable for our commitments.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>App\u2019s future in doubt as Biden administration threatens to ban it entirely in the country TikTok\u2019s CEO eluded the spotlight. Now, he can\u2019t avoid it Six urgent questions Shou Zi Chew needs to answer Rep. Rodgers asked Chew whether he has regular contact with various executives at Bytedance. 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