AFP via Getty ImagesWhen Secretary of State Mike Pompeo first suggested the U.S. might ban TikTok, it came across as opportunistic. At the time, no-one expected the U.S. to ban an app used by tens of millions of citizens. It is the prospect of adding TikTok to a Commerce Department entity list that has made a “ban” more realistic. In both cases, the core security allegations are unproven, relying instead on an interpretation of Beijing’s influence and control over its domestic technology sector. Huawei has said almost exactly the same when asked, although, just like TikTok, allegations have been made that the tech giant has done exactly that.

Source: Forbes July 19, 2020 00:57 UTC