Ex-TikTok Employee Reveals Ongoing Data Transfer to China Despite U.S. Restrictions

Despite public assurances of data independence, a former TikTok data scientist disclosed continued sharing of sensitive U.S. user data with Chinese parent company ByteDance.

A former senior data scientist at TikTok, Evan Turner, reported sending U.S. user data to ByteDance every two weeks, contradicting the company's public stance on data security.
Despite the initiation of Project Texas aimed at preventing such data transfers, Turner's revelations suggest that the project's implementation was largely superficial.
U.S. lawmakers have expressed significant concerns, leading to legislative actions aimed at restricting TikTok's operations unless ByteDance divests its ownership.
Experts are divided on the implications, with some viewing the data transfers as a serious security risk, while others see it as typical corporate inefficiency.
Internal communications and employee testimonies reveal a pattern of non-transparency and possible deception regarding the actual data handling practices between TikTok and ByteDance.

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