CIA Director William Burns described the Chinese TikTok app as a real threat to US national security. He said this in an interview with CBS TV.
“I think this is a real concern for the government”– said Burns.
According to Burns, TikTok is a Chinese company, so the Chinese government will be able to persist and access user information in the US, as well as control content on the social network.
On December 13, Republican Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill to ban the Chinese platform TikTok in the United States, the document was supported by both parties of the parliament.
Previously, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey had already banned public employees from using the TikTok program on government computers and other devices. He said the decision was made after discussions with the secretary of the information technology department about the possibility of surveillance by China.