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Tiktok illegally collecting data and sending it to China, says Shashi Tharoor

Press Trust of India • July 2, 2019, 07:41:10 IST
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Tharoor said that there are reports that the Chinese government receives data from TikTok through China Telecom.

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Tiktok illegally collecting data and sending it to China, says Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday alleged that TikTok app is illegally collecting data which is being received by China and termed it as an issue of national security. Speaking during the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, Tharoor said he would like to draw the attention of the House to India’s vulnerability to data leakage and surveillance due to the absence of a robust comprehensive data protection framework. (Also Read:  Accidental firing of pistol in _TikTok_ video kills teenager in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar; deceased's relatives arrested ) In the age of smartphones, apps, social media, and the internet, India is generating mind-boggling data, and it can be exploited by vested interests to engage in profiling, to make profits and for political control, he said. [caption id=“attachment_6165981” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”]Image: Reuters Image: Reuters[/caption] “Recently, the federal regulators in the US slapped a fine of 5.7 million dollars on the social media app TikTok for illegally collecting data on children,” he said, adding that there are reports that the Chinese government receives data from TikTok through the wholly state-owned China Telecom.

 Describing it as a “national security issue”, Tharoor said he would urge the government to introduce a comprehensive legal framework to protect the fundamental right to privacy and save democracy of the country.

BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi raised the issue of water scarcity in various cities across the country and said efforts should be made for rainwater harvesting. She also suggested that rather than planting sugarcane, farmers can opt for millets, as sugarcane requires a lot of water.

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