The Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would ban the Chinese social media giant TikTok from all government devices, sending it to the president’s desk. POMPEO WARNS TIKTOK USERS' PERSONAL INFO COULD BE GOING 'DIRECTLY TO THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY'U.S. officials are concerned that TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based Bytedance, would be obligated to share data with the Chinese government if requested. TIKTOK IS SHOPPING ITSELF AND MICROSOFT IS INTERESTEDThe Senate bill comes as the Trump administration ramps up its war against technology that has Chinese origins. President Trump has mentioned impending action on TikTok, and for good reason,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a press conference Wednesday. The President has insisted that the U.S. Treasury get a cut of whatever deal is made, potentially complicating negotiations.

Source: Fox News August 06, 2020 20:03 UTC