TikTok defends its data regulation in letter to US senators, amid Chinese influence concerns

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TikTok told US Senators employees need to go through a strict approvals process before viewing US user data - but politicians still have concerns
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TikTok told US Senators employees need to go through a strict approvals process before viewing US user data - but politicians still have concerns

TikTok has admitted that employees breached US user data, but still defends its process.

TikTok has written to US Senators to reassure them about the steps it has taken to secure American users' data on the site, after concerns that Chinese TikTok engineers accessed US account data. ...

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