The fears surrounding the Chinese Communist Party’s ability to obtain and use that information are not new. But national security experts are concerned about another potential problem with the app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance - its ability to collect, store, and possibly even share data about its tens of millions of U.S.-based users. The law gave the Biden administration 60 days to send instructions on the ban to agencies, which OMB did today.Īsked recently about the potential for a larger TikTok ban, President Joe Biden replied, 'I know I don't have it on my phone.With its individualized feed of endless videos featuring carefully choreographed dances, meme challenges, mundane slices of life, and other miscellanea, TikTok would seem to be most dangerous for its addictive hold on users’ attention. In December, Congress tucked a bill banning TikTok from federal government devices into the massive government spending package. Some agencies, like the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department already had existing TikTok bans, for security reasons. 'This guidance is part of the Administration's ongoing commitment to securing our digital infrastructure and protecting the American people's security and privacy.'

'The Biden-Harris Administration has invested heavily in defending our nation's digital infrastructure and curbing foreign adversaries' access to Americans' data,' Chris DeRusha, federal chief information security officer, said. SEE ALSO | US TikTok ban: Social media platform might be too big to block, no matter what lawmakers say Contractors must meet the same standard within 90 days. Young's memo instructs agencies to ensure the Chinese-owned app is not installed on any federal devices within 30 days, ABC News reported. WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is giving federal agencies 30 days to ensure they do not have TikTok on any federal devices, and to ensure vendors play by the same rules, according to new guidance on Monday from Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young. The Joe Biden administration is giving federal agencies 30 days to enact a TikTok ban.

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