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FCC bans U.S. sales of Huawei and ZTE equipment over national security concerns

The ban is the latest escalation in U.S. policy toward Chinese telecom equipment makers.

Axios · Nov 25, 2022

U.S. FCC commissioner visits Taiwan to discuss cybersecurity, telecoms

U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr is in Taipei this week for meetings on 5G, cybersecurity and telecoms to show U.S. support for Taiwan.

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

In a first, FCC commissioner visits Taiwan

The commissioner will discuss cybersecurity and network resiliency with Taiwanese officials

Axios · Nov 1, 2022

Concerns over TikTok feeding user data to Beijing are back – and there's good evidence to support them

When English statesman Sir Francis Bacon famously said “knowledge is power”, he could hardly have foreseen the rise of ubiquitous social media some 500 years later.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2022

TikTok says it's putting new limits on Chinese workers' access to U.S. user data

TikTok addressed Republican senators who have raised concerns that the Chinese-owned app could be sharing Americans' data with the Chinese government. TikTok says this is not happening.

WEKU · Jul 1, 2022

TikTok on defense after report on foreign access of US user data

Republican lawmakers were concerned after a BuzzFeed report showed that non-public US user data was accessed abroad

The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2022

FCC demands TikTok be pulled while domestic data threats persist

Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote a letter to Apple and Google claiming TikTok is an 'unacceptable national security risk.'

Input · Jun 29, 2022

January 6 Hearings Reveal More Trump Misconduct, but Was It Incitement?

Plus: Facebook censors information on abortion pills, TikTok provokes the ire of the FCC, and more...

Reason · Jun 29, 2022

Benzinga Before The Bell: Tesla's Autopilot Layoff, TikTok Removal From App Stores, US Sanction On Russian Gold And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, June 29

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Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022

FCC's Carr Asks Apple, Google To Remove TikTok From App Stores, Calls Platform 'Sophisticated Surveillance Tool'

The Federal Communications Commission's Brendan Carr came out hard against the Chinese short video app TikTok on Tuesday and asked Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet, Inc.

Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022