tiktok collects nearly every data point imaginable, from people s location, to what they type and copy, who they talk to, biometric data and more. and from there, it didn t get much better for tiktok s boss. it s notjust politicians in the us that are worried. the uk parliament has banned tiktok from its work devices over concerns about security, with similar measures taken by the scottish and welsh governments. there are two primary concerns about tiktok. they both involve china. the first is that we know tiktok hoovers up data from your phone, like usage data, location information and biometric data. there are worries that this could be handed to the chinese government, something that tiktok categorically denies. the other concern is that so many people now use tiktok, it wields enormous influence. could the chinese government tweak the algorithm to influence what we think? this is what shou chew said to that.
the first is that we know tiktok hoovers up data from your phone, like usage data, location information and biometric data. there are worries that this could be handed to the chinese government, something that tiktok categorically denies. the other concern is that so many people now use tiktok, it wields enormous influence. could the chinese government tweak the algorithm to influence what we think? this is what shou chew said to that. i m making the following commitments to you, and to all our users. number one, we will keep safety, particularly for teenagers, as a top priority for us. number two, we will firewall protect the us data from unwanted foreign access. number three, tiktok will remain a place for free expression and will not be manipulated by any government. the uk often follows the us s lead when it comes to cyber security. and what we know now
and from there, it didn t get much better for tiktok s boss. it s notjust politicians in the us that are worried. the uk parliament has banned tiktok from its work devices over concerns about security, with similar measures taken by the scottish and welsh governments. there are two primary concerns about tiktok. they both involve china. the first is that we know tiktok hoovers up data from your phone, like usage data, location information and biometric data. there are worries that this could be handed to the chinese government, something that tiktok categorically denies. the other concern is that so many people now use tiktok, it wields enormous influence. could the chinese government tweak the algorithm to influence what we think? this is what shou zi chew said to that. i m making the following commitments to you, and to all our users. number one, we will keep safety, particularly for teenagers, as a top priority for us.
parents you know, i would think of it a little differently. um you know, it s one thing to try and police bullying at your school where there s one bully in the hallway, pushing it up against the locker. it s another thing. where through your phone , hundreds of bullies might be speaking to your kid at any given time, and an algorithm might be serving up other kinds of predatory figures. right as people you may know as recommend to watch this video, so the incoming from it is pretty intense, and i don t think parents are as equipped as the social media companies to deal with it. it s an uneven battle right now. and i think what we re watching culturally. is that battle start to even out. i would just go ahead how social media like we still have not caught up to social media with the laws and certainly haven t we stay with us? i will just note that it s a real privacy concern here in terms of the tech side of this. their view is this is unconstitutional to do things like this because of
the uk parliament has banned tiktok from its work devices over concerns about security, with similar measures taken by the scottish and welsh governments. there are two primary concerns about tiktok. they both involve china. the first is that we know tiktok hoovers up data from your phone, like usage data, location information and biometric data. there are worries that this could be handed to the chinese government something that tiktok categorically denies. the other concern is that so many people now use tiktok, it wields enormous influence. could the chinese government tweak the algorithm to influence what we think? this is what shou chew said to that. i m making the following commitments to you, and to all our users. number one, we will keep safety, particularly for teenagers, as a top priority for us. number two, we will firewall protect the us data from unwanted foreign access. number three, tiktok will remain a place for free expression and will not be manipulated