Should the U.S. fear TikTok?

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

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🗓️ 27 March 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. is considering banning the hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok, over concerns that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to national security. What’s to fear about TikTok?

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0:00.0	This is on point. I'm Megna Chacrabardi.
0:02.5	Hey guys, welcome back to the kitchen with Bay.
0:04.9	And thanks for tuning in to another episode of A Day in the Life of a Home Bakery Owner.
0:09.9	So today we have a super busy day plan.
0:12.6	That's Bajri Nicole, also known as Chef Bajri.
0:16.4	She's one of 150 million Americans who use TikTok and will hear more from her later,
0:22.0	because she represents one view of the app.
0:24.9	Last week in Congress, we heard another.
0:28.3	Yes or no?
0:29.7	Do any bite dance employees in China, including engineers, currently have access to US user data?
0:38.2	Today, all US user data is stored by default in the Oracle Cloud infrastructure.
0:43.5	And access to that is controlled.
0:45.3	Any bite dance employees in China, including engineers, currently have access to US data.
0:52.1	Congressman, I would appreciate this.
0:54.5	This is a complex topic.
0:56.3	Today, all data is stored by people.
0:58.4	Is that the complex?
0:59.9	Yes or no?
1:01.1	Do they have access to user data?
1:09.8	Well, that's Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Lata questioning TikTok CEO,
1:14.9	Sho Zee Chu in a tense hearing on Capitol Hill last week.
1:19.4	You heard Lata mention bite dance because that is the Chinese owned company that owns TikTok.
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