The European Parliament, European Commission and the EU
Council recently banned TikTok from staff phones due to growing concerns about
the company, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, and whether China's
government could harvest users' data or advance its interests.
Meanwhile, the White House has backed legislation granting
the administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok and other
foreign-based technologies if they pose national security threats.
At a news briefing on Wednesday, TikTok said it would begin
storing European user data locally this year, with migration continuing into
2024.
As part of this move, the company confirmed it would soon
open a second data centre in Ireland, and another in the Hamar region of
Norway. These data centres will be operated by an undisclosed third party.
“We are a pro-compliance company. Tell us what the problems
are, and then let's work together on the solutions. That's been our approach in
the US, that's been our approach everywhere,” said Theo Bertram, VP of
government relations and public policy.
“Our approach is very much open to governments, regulators,
and experts to give us their counsel and advice on how we can do this even more
effectively.”
The company said it would reduce the transfer of data
outside of the region, and reduce employee access to user data internally.
TikTok has engaged a similar strategy in the US, nicknamed
“Project Texas”, in an attempt to placate hostile lawmakers. © Reuters
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