#TikTok CEO says U.S. data is protected

We have heard important concerns about the potential for unwanted foreign access to U.S. data and potential manipulation of the TikTok U.S. ecosystem. Our approach has never been to dismiss or trivialize any of these concerns; we have addressed them with real action.

For the last two years, we have been building what amounts to a firewall that seals off protected U.S. user data from unauthorized foreign access. The bottom line is this: American data is stored on American soil by an American company, overseen by American personnel.

We call this initiative Project Texas. Today, U.S. TikTok data is stored by default in Oracle servers. Only vetted personnel operating in a new company called TikTok U.S. Data Security can control access to this data.

Keywords

Concerns
Foreign access
U.S. data
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Firewall
Unauthorized access
American soil
American company
American personnel
Project Texas
Oracle servers
Vetted personnel
TikTok U.S. Data Security

FAQ

Q: What are the main concerns regarding TikTok's U.S. user data? A: The main concerns are unwanted foreign access to U.S. data and potential manipulation of the TikTok U.S. ecosystem.

Q: How is TikTok addressing these concerns? A: TikTok has been building a firewall over the last two years to seal off U.S. user data from unauthorized foreign access.

Q: Where is U.S. TikTok data stored? A: U.S. TikTok data is stored in Oracle servers by default.

Q: Who controls access to the U.S. TikTok data? A: Only vetted personnel operating in a new company called TikTok U.S. Data Security can control access to this data.

Q: What is Project Texas? A: Project Texas is TikTok's initiative to store American data on American soil, managed by an American company and overseen by American personnel.