WASHINGTON: The US is expanding its China-targeted Clean Network program to include Chinese-made cellphone apps and cloud computing services that it c...
This file photo taken on November 21, 2019 shows the logo of the social media video sharing app Tiktok displayed on a tablet screen in Paris. — AFPThe US is expanding its China-targeted Clean Network program to include Chinese-made cellphone apps and cloud computing services that it claims are security risks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday.
But he added that the US also wants to block American-made apps from being pre-installed, or made available for download, on Chinese-made phones and wireless equipment from global giant Huawei and other makers. Washington says TikTok gleans massive amounts of personal data from hundreds of millions of users, which could be passed on to Chinese intelligence.
The United States says Huawei technology could open the door for Chinese intelligence to easily tap communications in other countries.
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