US Supreme Court Mulls TikTok Ban: A Deep Dive into Security and Geopolitics
[Technical Overview] The potential ban of TikTok in the United States raises critical technical and geopolitical questions. At its core, this issue revolves around data security, specifically the potential for a foreign-owned entity, ByteDance (TikTok’s parent company), to access and utilize user data of American citizens. This concern is exacerbated by the fact that the Chinese government could potentially compel ByteDance to share data under Chinese law. Beyond data access, the control of content algorithms and the potential for influence operations also present significant technical and strategic challenges....