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China's plan for Musk Tiktok purchase leaves further security concerns

2025/1/15
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Richard Spencer: 我认为围绕TikTok的讨论有很多疑问,很难知道从哪里开始。首先,这并非拜登政府的想法,而是源于特朗普政府时期对中国的反感,并被国会和拜登政府继承。美国政府主要担忧两点:一是TikTok所有权带来的数据安全威胁;二是其中国所有权可能被用于影响美国公众舆论。 人们质疑TikTok数据安全性的严重性,并将其与其他中国公司的数据收集行为进行比较,认为美国也可能出于国家安全原因访问其他公司的数据。最高法院法官Brett Kavanaugh提出,青少年在TikTok上的活动数据可能被用于未来的敲诈勒索。人们担心国家可能会利用收集到的看似琐碎的信息进行心理画像,从而影响个人行为和决策。 TikTok与其母公司字节跳动以及中国的关系是直接的,字节跳动拥有TikTok及其国际版本,以及中国国内版本抖音。美国政府对TikTok的处理方式有两种:一是直接封禁,二是出售。出售TikTok意味着什么,以及如何处理与中国母公司之间的关系,尚不明确。出售TikTok的美国业务可能意味着将TikTok分成两个独立运营的实体,但两者之间如何协作以及如何处理数据和影响力问题尚不明确。 TikTok的算法是其核心资产,也是其影响力的关键,中国政府希望保持对算法的控制。中国政府可能建议将TikTok出售给马斯克,这可能是为了平息美国政府的担忧,并通过与马斯克的关系来维护对TikTok算法的控制。马斯克与中国政府关系密切,这可能是中国政府建议将TikTok出售给他的原因之一。中国政府可能认为,通过将TikTok出售给马斯克,可以解决美国政府的担忧,并保持对TikTok的实际控制。

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This chapter explores the US government's concerns regarding TikTok, focusing on data security and potential Chinese influence. It questions the severity of the data issue and the potential for blackmail using seemingly trivial information.
  • US government's concerns about TikTok stem from data security and potential Chinese influence.
  • Concerns exist about the potential for blackmail using aggregated user data.
  • The question is raised about whether TikTok data is more sensitive than data from other apps.

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Days before Tiktok is banned in the US over national security concerns there's a suggestion Elon Musk might be interested in buying it. But would that really protect its users? And does he even really want it? The Times' China correspondent, Richard Spencer, analyses the complexities and risks of such a deal.

The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 

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