The Australian government is looking to the nation’s top security agencies to determine if any actions should be taken against popular social media app TikTok. 7NEWS
Chalmers said the government hasn’t yet been advised to take the same action as its US counterparts, but it would act on the recommendations of security agencies.“But the advice to us hasn’t yet changed.”Credit:Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil last year ordered her department to investigate how TikTok harvests data following concerns China could access the personal information of Australians.
O’Neil has asked national security agencies to provide a range of options to tackle data collection by social media giants.“How unsure of itself can the world’s top superpower be to fear a young people’s favourite app like that?” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said. “The US has been over-stretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress foreign companies.
“The US government should respect the principles of market economy and fair competition ... and provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory environment for foreign companies.”
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