FCC Commissioner <br />Urges Apple, Google , To Remove TikTok From App Stores.<br />FCC Commissioner <br />Urges Apple, Google , To Remove TikTok From App Stores.<br />FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr <br />tweeted a June 24 letter he sent to <br />the tech giants on June 28.<br />The letter was addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.<br />The letter was addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.<br />The issue with the mega-popular app owned by China-based company ByteDance is data security.<br />TikTok is not what it appears to be on the surface. It is not just an app for sharing funny videos <br />or meme. , Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC.<br />That’s the sheep’s clothing, Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC.<br />At its core, TikTok functions as a sophisticated surveillance tool that harvests extensive amounts of personal and sensitive data, Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC.<br />Neither company has <br />responded publicly <br />to Carr's letter.<br />Carr has demanded that if the companies do not comply with his request, they must provide a statement of explanation.<br />[The statements must explain] the basis for your company’s conclusion that the surreptitious access of private and sensitive U.S. user data by persons <br />located in Beijing, , Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC.<br />... coupled with TikTok’s pattern of misleading representations and conduct, does not run afoul of any of your app store policies, Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC.<br />According to a BuzzFeed report, TikTok employees have been recorded discussing how the app gave China-based engineers access to users' data in the U.S. .<br />A TikTok spokesperson <br />reacted to the news.<br />We know we’re among the most scrutinized platforms from a security standpoint, and we aim to remove any doubt about the security of U.S. user data. , TikTok Spokesperson, via CNBC.<br />That’s why we hire experts in their fields, continually work to validate our security standards, and bring in reputable, independent third parties to test our defenses, TikTok Spokesperson, via CNBC
