TikTok is appearing before the US Congress to give an account of what it does with user data and prove that the company does not share data with Chinese authorities.
TikTok, a short video app has been banned in several countries over data security concerns.
Many countries allege that the Chinese company shares its user data with Chinese authorities.
However, the company has tried to prove that it does not share the data and it says it does not even store the data in China.
Plans For US Users Data
As TikTok faces a possible ban in the United States, the company has revealed what it plans to do with the data of its users in the US.
In his testimony before the US Congress, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the company plans to delete all US user data from company servers.
This he said would be done by the end of this year.
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The commitment was shared as part of Chew’s opening statements, which detailed the company’s initiative known as Project Texas.
The plan involves the relocation of U.S. user data to Oracle servers based in the US where the data would then be overseen by American personnel.
This plan is part of TikTok’s larger agenda to stop the popular video entertainment app from being banned by the US government over security concerns.
The company also aims to convince Congress that it has several protections included in its app designed to keep younger users safe.
