To him — and to millions of TikTok’s users — the app is a haven for creativity, earnest self-expression and silly dance videos. All data on TikTok users worldwide is stored in Virginia, he said, with a backup server in Singapore. Even if TikTok’s policies are clear on paper, what if Chinese authorities decided they didn’t like them and pressured ByteDance? Earlier this year, the committee forced a different Chinese company to relinquish control over the dating app Grindr, which it had bought in 2016. “The data of TikTok is only being used by TikTok for TikTok users,” he said.

Source: bd News24 November 18, 2019 07:52 UTC