U.S. FCC commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores

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Federal Communications Commission commissioner calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their respective app stores. Brendan Carr: "TikTok is not just another video app. That's the sheep's clothing. It harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing" The already-popular TikTok saw an uptick in users during the pandemic.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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Times of India

US FCC chief asks Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores - ET Telecom

In the letter, Carr said that TikTok "harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show are being accessed in Beijing".

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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News18 India

TikTok Now Faces Removal From Apple And Google App Store In US

TikTok has been facing similar charges in other countries, and the US body wants companies to be aware of the company's alleged data practices.

2 months ago·India

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Reuters

A U.S. FCC commissioner urges Apple, Google to boot TikTok from app stores

By Diane Bartz and Echo Wang WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores. Brendan Carr, the FCC commissioner, said in a letter to the CEOs, dated June 24 and sent on FCC letterhead, that video-sharing app TikTok has collected

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

U.S. communications regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores over spying concerns

A commissioner with the U.S. communications regulator is asking Apple and Google to consider banning TikTok from their app stores over data security concerns related to the Chinese-owned company.

2 months ago·Canada

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The Hindu

A U.S. FCC commissioner urges Apple, Google to boot TikTok from app stores

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr expressed concern about the data TikTok had gathered about U.S. users

2 months ago·India

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CNN

FCC commissioner calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores

A member of the Federal Communications Commission is renewing calls for Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, citing national security concerns surrounding TikTok's Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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