Thursday, August 6, 2020

Trump administration wants to see ‘untrusted’ Chinese apps like TikTok and WeChat removed from U.S. app stores, Pompeo says (CNBC, 2020-8-5)

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/05/pompeo-untrusted-chinese-apps-should-be-removed-from-us-stores.html

  • U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a five-pronged “Clean Network” effort aimed at curbing potential national security risks from China.
  • As part of the effort, the U.S. will seek to ban “untrusted” Chinese apps like TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores.
  • It will also limit the ability of Chinese cloud service providers to collect, store, and process data in the United States.