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Virginia: Glen Youngqin, the governor of the US state of Virginia, on Friday called several Chinese apps, including ‘TikTok’ and ‘WeChat’, a threat to national security. Stating that state government equipment and wireless networks have been banned for their use. Chinese apps have already been banned in India. This idea was going on in America for a long time.
Yangqin’s executive order also mentions apps developed by ‘ByteDance’ and ‘Tencent’. Companies that have contracts with Virginia also do not have to use these apps on state-owned equipment or information technology (IT) infrastructure. The order states, “‘TikTok’ and ‘WeChat’ data are a means of obtaining information for the Chinese Communist Party, and their continued presence is a threat to national security, the intelligence community, and the personal privacy of every American citizen.” .
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“We are taking this decision today to protect state government equipment and wireless networks from intrusion and to ensure state government data and cyber security,” Republican Party leader Youngqin said in a statement. Youngkin joins 14 other governors who have taken a similar step. At the same time, there is also a demand in the Congress to ban the use of such apps in the equipment of the federal government.
Let us tell you that many Chinese apps including ‘TikTok’ and ‘WeChat’ have been banned in India, considering them a threat to national security. Its ban was being discussed in America for a long time. It has been said in many reports here that China steals data through the app. The data of ‘TikTok’ and ‘WeChat’ are a means of obtaining information for the Chinese Communist Party. Which is a threat to America and its citizens. (with agency inputs)
