The Defence Secretary said a vote in Washington DC last night was 'interesting' after the US Senate voted in favour of hardline legislation.
Grant Shapps today swerved questions as to whether Britain could follow the US and ban TikTok amid security fears over the Chinese-owned social media app.
The bill was passed by Congress as US legislators expressed fears the Chinese government could access the data of TikTok's 170million American users or spy on phones through the software.Grant Shapps swerved questions as to whether Britain could follow the US and ban TikTok amid security fears over the Chinese-owned social media app
Asked this morning whether Britain should consider passing similar laws, Mr Shapps told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'We've always been very cognisant of the Chinese element of this. Mr Shapps said he still has a TikTok account, with more than 20,000 followers, but stressed the app is not installed on his personal devices.
'In terms of security, the American decision is that it would be banned in the US unless the ownership is transferred,' he said.Mr Shapps added: 'It will actually be resolved by what the US is doing and we've always been very clear to say to people - not just with TikTok actually but with almost any app you have on your phone, TikTok is not unique about the permissions that it asks for... be careful with your data.
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