The US government is looking into the owner of TikTok over suspicions that they may have spied on journalists.

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US legislators have voiced worries that TikTok might provide China with a pathway to US citizens' personal information.

This week, TikTok revealed that the Biden administration has requested that the app’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in it or face a potential US ban.

Previously, Forbes magazine had reported the federal criminal investigation, with its journalist saying she was one of those whose data had been monitored by TikTok.

In December, TikTok acknowledged that its staff accessed the private information of two reporters without their approval as part of a company ‘investigation’.

The parent company of the popular video app, said its employees inappropriately accessed the journalist’s data as part of a failed attempt to probe leaks of company information.

The employees looked at the IP addresses of journalists aiming to determine if they were in the same location as personnel supposed of leaking confidential information.



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US lawmakers have voiced worries that TikTok could give China a way to gain access to US citizens' personal data.

The Justice Department's criminal division and the FBI commenced an investigation late last year, after the company confessed that its personnel had inappropriately acquired the data of American TikTok users, such as two reporters, as reported by the New York Times.

This week, TikTok revealed that the Biden administration has asked that the app's Chinese owners sell off their shares in it or risk a US ban.

Previously, Forbes magazine reported on the federal criminal inquiry, with its journalist saying she was one of the people whose data had been tracked by TikTok.

In December, TikTok conceded that its staff had accessed the private data of two journalists without their knowledge, as part of an internal 'investigation'.

The parent company of the popular video app, said its employees inappropriately accessed the journalist’s data as part of an unsuccessful effort to investigate leaks of company information.

They looked at the IP addresses of journalists attempting to determine if they were in the same area as employees assumed to be leaking confidential information.



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