war between US government and Chinese companies wins a new battle – and again tik tak is militant. OUR Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an agency equivalent to Anatel, from the United States sent an application to Apple executives (Tim Cook) as well as Google (Sundar Pichai) with a request to delete TikTok app gives App Store and Play Storeyour stores Programs.

Tiktok vs. United States again

In 2020, the then President of the United States Donald Trump accused tik tak threat to national security and called for a ban Appendix in the country. Another alternative was given to ByteDance, the owner of a social network, to sell its unit in the US. The ban did not follow after a legal dispute by the company. In 2021 Biden lifted the ban and social network a period of peace began in the country.

June 17 at Buzzfeed news disclosed that employees in the United States had access to user data ByteDance in China. The case has reignited debate about the company’s possible bad intentions and alleged spying on American citizens. OUR FCCin a letter sent Cook and Pichaisays that “tik tak poses an unacceptable national security risk due to extensive data collection coupled with unauthorized access to sensitive data.”

The letter, signed by Commissioner Brendan Carr, requests app stores App Storegives Appleas well as Game Storefrom Googledelete TikTok app for violating the rules that will be available for download. According to Carr, American users had unrestricted access to sensitive data. The Commissioner also says in the letter:

So far, none of the three companies has commented on the letter from FCC.

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