Australian Senator Questions Local TikTok Boss After CEO Admits User Data Accessible in China

FILE PHOTO: The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Australian Senator James Paterson has written to the local boss of Chinese-owned TikTok following reports that the music app’s data was being accessed in mainland China.

The senator cited comments from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew claiming that “China-based employees, can have access to TikTok U.S. user data ...” in his correspondence to the U.S. Senate.