WN TBD: Is TikTok Really a National Security Threat?

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🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

TikTok now has over 1.5 billion downloads, putting it in the company of social media giants like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. While all of these companies have faced scrutiny from lawmakers in one form or another, TikTok is getting attention for its Chinese ownership as some fear that Beijing could use data uploaded to the platform for counterintelligence purposes. Is there a real reason to be concerned? Or is this just fearmongering about a geopolitical rival? Guest: Drew Harwell, technology reporter for the Washington Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How did Malcolm finally gain his cat's respect?
0:03.1	Was it because he saved 35% on Trainline and bravely looked into the eyes of his dismissive pet,
0:09.2	where he saw something that said,
0:11.9	I don't actually hate you.
0:14.9	His Trainline detanged for Malcolm gaining his cat's respect.
0:18.8	We hope so.
0:19.7	We really do.
0:21.4	Great journey start with Trainline.
0:24.2	Average savings from advanced players, rail cards and splitsave were available
0:27.2	versus equivalent flexible fair at ANC's apply.
0:33.9	Washington Post Technology reporter Drew Harwell is spending a lot of his time these days
0:38.5	working on stories about TikTok, a massively popular app that's experiencing the kind of growth
0:43.9	right now that Facebook and Instagram did back in their heydays. So Drew, are you on TikTok?
0:49.6	Do you have a TikTok account?
0:51.7	I do. I'm not a creator. I'm just a weird lurker.
0:56.4	My editor is also kind of obsessed with it.
0:58.8	Have you haven't posted any videos?
1:00.7	No, I haven't posted anything.
1:02.2	I feel a lot of pressure because everything that goes on there is really funny and
1:09.2	smart and clever and none of those things.
1:12.4	My favorite TikTok video that I've seen so far is a bunch of quick shots of a guy throwing slices
1:17.3	of cheese at the windows of cars sitting next to him at stoplights.
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