Fired ByteDance Exec Claims in Lawsuit That China Has Open Access to US User Data

Fired ByteDance Exec Claims in Lawsuit That China Has Open Access to US User Data
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken on Nov. 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Aldgra Fredly
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A former ByteDance executive has alleged in a lawsuit filed against the tech company that Chinese regime officials had unfettered access to the company’s data when he worked there, including data stored in the United States.

Yintao Yu, 36, was the head of engineering for ByteDance’s U.S. operations from August 2017 to November 2018. He filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the company in San Francisco Superior Court on May 12.

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