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US Army examines TikTok security concerns after Schumer's data warning

By Idrees Ali and Elizabeth Culliford

Nov 22 2019 12:29PM

Concerns over app's use in recruitment drives.

US Army examines TikTok security concerns after Schumer's data warning

The US Army is undertaking a security assessment of China-owned social media platform TikTok after a Democratic lawmaker raised national security concerns over the app's handling of user data, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at an event at the American ...

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