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China hits out at US over TikTok ban on federal devices
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 28 - 02 - 2023

China has accused the US of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones.
On Monday, the White House gave government agencies 30 days to ensure that employees did not have the Chinese-owned app on federal devices.
The order follows similar moves by the EU and Canada in recent weeks.
A spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry accused the US of abusing state power to suppress foreign firms. "We firmly oppose those wrong actions," spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters during a news briefing on Tuesday.
"The US government should respect the principles of market economy and fair competition, stop suppressing the companies and provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory environment for foreign companies in the US."
"How unsure of itself can the world's top superpower like the US be to fear young people's favorite app like that," she added.
Western officials have become increasingly concerned about the popular video sharing app — which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance — in recent months.
TikTok has faced allegations that it harvests users' data and hands it to the Chinese government, with some intelligence agencies worried that sensitive information could be exposed when the app is downloaded to government devices.
TikTok says it would never comply with an order to share user data and insists it operates no differently from other social media companies.
On Monday, the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young told agencies they had to scrub the app from all state-issued phones to protect confidential data.
The agency said the guidance marked a "critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data".
Some federal offices — including the White House and the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and State — have already banned TikTok from their devices.
The US Federal Chief Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha said the move emphasized President Joe Biden administration's "ongoing commitment to securing our digital infrastructure and protecting the American people's security and privacy".
Tuesday's announcement follows the passage of legislation by the US House of Representatives in December, which banned the use of TikTok on state-issued phones and gave the White House 60 days to issue agency directives.
And congressional Republicans are expected to pass further legislation in the coming weeks, which would give President Biden the power to ban the app nationally.
Canada has also imposed a new ban on the app on government devices starting from Tuesday. The decision followed a review conducted by the country's chief information officer, who ruled the app presented "an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security".
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was enough concern about security around the app to require the change. "This may the first step, this may be the only step we need to take," he said on Monday at a press conference near Toronto.
Last week, the European Commission and the European Council ordered employees to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices.
"The measure aims to protect the commission against cyber-security threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber-attacks against the corporate environment of the commission," a commission employee said. — BBC


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