Google, Apple asked if apps like TikTok must disclose foreign ties

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Google, Apple asked if apps like TikTok must disclose foreign ties

Over fears they funnel data to Chinese government.

The chair of a US congressional panel wrote to Alphabet's Google and to Apple on Friday to ask what if any disclosures mobile apps are required to make regarding overseas ties, a concern that follows reports of Chinese investment in popular apps such as TikTok and Grindr. Representative Stephen ...

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