Top US cyber official says TikTok represents ‘strategic’ problem

RUTHERFORD (CALIFORNIA) : The head of the U.S. National Security Agency’s cybersecurity directorate on Monday mentioned TikTok represents a “strategic issue” moderately than a right away “tactical” menace to the United States.

Speaking at a coverage convention in Northern California, Rob Joyce, director of cybersecurity for the spy company, reiterated the company’s earlier place that the Chinese-owned social networking app is akin to a “loaded gun” that the Chinese authorities might use to affect what info Americans see.

“Why would you bring the Trojan horse inside the fortress?” Joyce mentioned on the convention.

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