Two state lawmakers are urging Governor Roy Cooper to ban TikTok downloads on state employees' work devices. It's part of a larger movement among American politicians to question whether the Chinese-owned social media company could pose a threat to national security.
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Two state lawmakers are urging Governor Roy Cooper to ban TikTok downloads on state employees' work devices. It's part of a larger movement among American politicians to question whether the Chinese-owned social media company could pose a threat to national security.
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How a Norwegian Government Report Shows the Limits of CFIUS Data Reviews
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Amid growing attention to data and national security threats from China, a recent Norwegian government report sheds light on the limits of a U.S. government process for tackling them: the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
In 2019, CFIUS, which reviews foreign investments in sensitive U.S. companies for national security risks, initiated a review of Chinese company Beijing Kunlun Tech’s 2016 and 2018 investments into dating app Grindr. Beijing Kunlun Tech had a more than 98 percent ownership stake in Grindr. The committee’s logic was that Grindr’s user data, including on sexual orientation, sexual behavior and health data, was too sensitive to risk ending up in the hands of the Chinese government via the Chinese owner.