The United States is taking “urgent” actions to protect Americans’ data amid growing concerns over security risks posed by TikTok and other foreign companies, a U.S. official said.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Reuters that the government is hiring people to monitor and identify companies that may pose “undue security risks” to the country’s networks or data.
At the Senate hearing on Wednesday, Raimondo said they planned to form a team to do “monitoring, investigation, and enforcement” while safeguarding communications and technology networks.
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