President Trump said that allowing TikTok and WeChat in the US risks China accessing too much personal dataPresident Trump has banned US companies from dealing with the owner of TikTok as his confrontation with China continues to escalate. A similar order announced at the same time barred transactions with WeChat, another Chinese social network. While their full consequences were not clear last night, the orders appeared to mean that Apple and Google’s app stores would not be able to include the apps. The new rules could also prohibit US companies from buying adverts on TikTok. The TikTok order

Source: The Times August 07, 2020 05:15 UTC