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TikTok Questioned Over Access to and Storage of U.S. User Data

  • Two U.S. senators demand TikTok explain possible inaccuracies in past congressional testimony regarding how the company handles American user data.
  • Recent reports show TikTok stored sensitive data of U.S. creators, including financial information, on China-based servers accessible to employees in China.
  • Senate leaders ask TikTok's CEO to address "incorrect claims" made to Congress about where American user data is stored and who has access.
  • Senators raise concerns about how much access TikTok's Chinese parent company has to TikTok's U.S. and global operations.
  • Senators give TikTok a deadline of next Friday to answer questions about possible corrections to past testimony, storage and access of U.S. user data in China, and whether any data was shared with Chinese officials.
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