TikTok's forced sale to Walmart and Oracle has been shelved indefinitely as the Biden administration takes on a broad review of national security risks posed by Chinese technology companies initiated under his predecessor, according to the Wall Street Journal. From a report:
Former U.S. President Donald Trump had ordered the popular video app, which is owned by China's ByteDance, be sold to an American company last year, citing national security concerns about users' data falling into the hands of Chinese authorities. But multiple legal challenges held up a deal. The most recent ruling on Dec. 7 said Trump's executive order likely overstepped his authority. Discussions have continued between ByteDance and U.S. security officials at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., the Journal reported citing people familiar with the talks. One of the people said possible solutions include use of a trusted third party to manage TikTok's data, which wouldn't require an outright sale. But no decision on how to resolve the issues is imminent as the Biden administration undertakes its own assessment of the risks of Chinese technology companies and data collection.
TikTok's forced sale to Walmart and Oracle has been shelved indefinitely as the Biden administration takes on a broad review of national security risks posed by Chinese technology companies initiated under his predecessor,
according to the Wall Street Journal. From a report:
Former U.S. President Donald Trump had ordered the popular video app, which is owned by China's ByteDance, be sold to an American company last year,
citing national security concerns about users' data falling into the hands
of Chinese authorities. But multiple legal challenges held up a deal. The
most recent ruling on Dec. 7 said Trump's executive order likely overstepped his authority. Discussions have continued between ByteDance and U.S.
security officials at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., the
Journal reported citing people familiar with the talks. One of the people
said possible solutions include use of a trusted third party to manage
TikTok's data, which wouldn't require an outright sale. But no decision on
how to resolve the issues is imminent as the Biden administration undertakes its own assessment of the risks of Chinese technology companies and data
collection.