The organization has expressed concern over the potential impact of the law, promoted by the administration of President Joe Biden. Tech companies fear that a TikTok ban could lead to increased government control over technology and services from unfriendly countries, including China and Russia.
The authors of the bill present it as a “rules-based approach” to combating threats not only from TikTok but other tech products.
On the other hand, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo emphasized the need to protect the data and privacy of Americans and expects Congress to make a bipartisan study on this issue.
Technology executives have expressed concern over the issue, as passing the law could allow the government to impose national security checks on any IT company for any reason. This is especially true given that many modern IT systems use Chinese technology.
Source: Ferra
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