TikTok Users Are Feeding Data to CCP Intelligence Agencies, Cyber Experts Warn

TikTok Users Are Feeding Data to CCP Intelligence Agencies, Cyber Experts Warn
The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office on August 27, 2020, in Culver City, Calif.. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Lorenzo Puertas
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If you use the video-sharing platform TikTok, you may be feeding information to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence services, warns Casey Fleming, a cyber security expert and CEO of strategic advisory firm BlackOps Partners.

In a recent interview with Epoch TV’s “Wide Angle” program, Fleming explained the dangers posed by foreign-controlled cellphone applications such as TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based internet giant ByteDance.
Lorenzo Puertas
Lorenzo Puertas
Freelance Reporter
Lorenzo Puertas is a freelance writer in San Francisco covering China and U.S. topics for The Epoch Times. He loves liberty and personal responsibility.
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