Pompeo warns TikTok users' personal info could be going 'directly to the Chinese Communist Party'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo supported President Trump's proposed ban of social media phenomenon TikTok, explaining to Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" just how use of the app exposes Americans to having their personal information sent straight to the Chinese government.

Trump's call for a ban came amid concerns over the national security risk posed by the app's collection of personal data, as Microsoft has been in talks to acquire the platform's U. S. operations.

“These Chinese software companies doing business in the United States,” Pompeo said, “are feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist Party, their national security apparatus. Could be [users'] facial recognition pattern, it could be information about their residence, their phone numbers, their friends, who they’re connected to. Those are the issues that President Trump’s made clear we’re going to take care of. These are true national security issues.”

Pompeo said that in the past, the U. S. had a relaxed approach to the Chinese companies if companies were making money off of them or enjoying their products.

Pompeo said that Trump will take measures in the coming days to address “a broad array of national security risks” presented by software companies.

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