WHEREAS, ByteDance may gain control of crucial user information stored on mobile devices through TikTok's broad data collection policies, including internet browsing data, keystrokes, and location information, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned these practices may be used to influence Americans or control or compromise software on millions of devices and WHEREAS, The social media platform, TikTok, has over 135 million users in the United States and is owned by Chinese company ByteDance and WHEREAS, Maintaining the cybersecurity of Lewis County is necessary to provide safe and reliable services and PROHIBITING THE DOWNLOAD, USE, AND ACCESS OF TIKTOK ON LEWIS COUNTY ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ON LEWIS COUNTY NETWORKS Tuesday in the commissioners' hearing room. The Board of County Commissioners meets at 10 a.m. The change would be incorporated into the Lewis County employee handbook and technology policies. The resolution would prohibit the app and TikTok website on government-issued devices, including cellphones, laptops and any device capable of connecting to the internet. “TikTok appears to have the potential ability in its application coding to record users keystrokes while accessing their software from an internet browser from other open browser tabs, even if they are not TikTok, which could compromise passwords and other critical information accessed by Lewis County staff.” “ByteDance may gain control of crucial user information stored on mobile devices through TikTok's broad data collection policies, including internet browsing data, keystrokes, and location information, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned these practices may be used to influence Americans or control or compromise software on millions of devices,” the resolution states.
The county’s resolution notes the app, which has 135 million users in the United States, is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company. The FBI alleged in November that the app poses national security concerns. The federal government and 25 states have already instituted similar bans, most recently Kentucky, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Lewis County commissioners will on Tuesday consider a resolution “prohibiting the download, use and access of TikTok social media app on Lewis County electronic devices and networks,” according to a meeting agenda.
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