Military’s Use of Beijing-Based TikTok Poses Security Risk, FCC Commisssioner Testifies

Military’s Use of Beijing-Based TikTok Poses Security Risk, FCC Commisssioner Testifies
TikTok app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken on July 13, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Caden Pearson
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The use of the Beijing-based TikTok app by U.S. military service members on their personal phones poses a risk to U.S. national security, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official has said.

Most American service members fail to see TikTok as a national security threat, Commissioner Brendan Carr told a House hearing on protecting service members and veterans from scams.

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