TikTok, a subsidiary of the Chinese company ByteDance, has more than 100 million users in the United States. Photo illustration: Reuters
TikTok, a subsidiary of the Chinese company ByteDance, has more than 100 million users in the United States. Photo illustration: Reuters
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US lawmakers target TikTok in debate over regulating data privacy

  • Concerns are raised that the US is falling behind other countries in enacting a comprehensive federal data privacy and security law
  • One expert warns that inaction will mean ‘ceding leadership and influence in setting international standards to both Europe and China’

Orange WangRobert Delaney
Orange Wang and Robert Delaney in Washington

Updated: 6:31am, 2 Feb, 2023

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TikTok, a subsidiary of the Chinese company ByteDance, has more than 100 million users in the United States. Photo illustration: Reuters
TikTok, a subsidiary of the Chinese company ByteDance, has more than 100 million users in the United States. Photo illustration: Reuters
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