Leaked Audio From Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China
https://www.buzzfeednews.comFor years, TikTok has responded to data privacy concerns by promising that information gathered about users in the United States is stored in the United States, rather than China, where ByteDance, the video platform’s parent company, is located. But according to leaked audio from more than 80 internal TikTok meetings, China-based employees of ByteDance have repeatedly accessed nonpublic data about US TikTok users.
Amid the reports of Chinese access, the company has today announced that it’s completed its migration of US user data to servers at Oracle, which will ensure that US info remains separate from its Chinese parent company.