Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced legislation Tuesday that would send consumers warnings before they download applications developed in countries considered national security risks.<\/p>\n
If passed, the bill would mean that users would be alerted about alleged risks of downloading the hugely popular short-form video platform TikTok, which is linked to Chinese company ByteDance.<\/p>\n
Users would also be notified if trying to download FaceApp, a product with ties to Russia that saw significant use last summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome phone apps are fun and useful, others are counterintelligence threats,” Banks said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“Americans should know which is which before they hit the download button. Parents and consumers have a right to a warning that by downloading some apps like Russia\u2019s FaceApp or China\u2019s TikTok, their data may be used against the United States by an adversarial or enemy regime.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to Russia and China, apps from Venezuela, Syria, Sudan, Iran and North Korea would have warnings attached to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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