China Spying in Plain Sight!

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THE CCP CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY WANTS A WEAK, DIVIDED AMERICA and has
weaponized TikTok as a global SPY technology in what is the largest,
most successful intelligence gathering operation ever launched, _RIGHT
UNDER OUR NOSES_!

TIKTOK IS USED BY MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS, INCLUDING 2/3RDS OF
AMERICAN TEENS, AND IS THE 2ND MOST POPULAR DOMAIN IN THE WORLD!

The CCP Chinese Communist Party partially owns a subsidiary of
ByteDance Ltd., TikTok’s Parent Company, and under China's 2017
National Intelligence Law, all businesses registered or that have
operations in China ARE REQUIRED TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA IN
INTELLIGENCE WORK, including data sharing and data collecting.

TIKTOK’S POPULARITY STEMS FROM ITS USER PERMISSIONS TO SPY AND
COLLECT DATA ON INDIVIDUALS, including all apps, user activities, and
geodata on where users travel, work, and sleep.

TikTok’s behavioral algorithmic personalization feeds addictive user
behaviors and is now suspected to cause intentional mood disorders
including anxiety, depression, brain fog, and learning disorders.

TIKTOK USERS HAVE UNWITTINGLY ALLOWED THE CCP to collect the most
sensitive personal and financial data, including who you bank with and
where you spend money. Worse, for those working in the federal or
state government, or serve in the military, carrying a device allows
the CCP to surveil your movements, your position or rank, who you work
with, and even gain access to work email that can lead to ransomware
deployment and cyber-espionage.   

Let’s call on Lawmakers to Ban the TikTok Chinese Spy App in all 50
states while most are in session!

STRIKING WHILE THE IRON IS HOT! US Lawmakers at the state and federal
level are accelerating _BI-PARTISAN_ calls to ban TikTok, WeChat, and
other apps and platforms owned by ByteDance, the Chinese owned parent
company. MOST STATES ARE IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION and nearly half have a
TikTok Ban bill in committee!

[Ban China's TikTok Spy App!]
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HIGH PRIORITY BILLS TO BAN TIKTOK! 

Congress passed a law banning TikTok from all federal devices in
December of last year, but more needs to be accomplished to achieve
real cybersecurity.

AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING THREE BILLS TO PASS THIS
SESSION INCLUDING:

* HR 57 Protecting Personal Data from Foreign Adversaries Act
* HR 231 Terminate TikTok on Campus Act of 2023
* HR 503 No TikTok on United States Devices Act

A MORE COMPREHENSIVE BILL IS FORTHCOMING from Senator Marco Rubio
titled Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance,
Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the
Chinese Communist Party Act or ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act.

BACK IN AUGUST OF 2020, former President Donald Trump issued an
executive order banning all US companies from doing business with
ByteDance, the Chinese Parent Company of TikTok. Unfortunately,
President Biden rescinded this order in the summer of the following
year.

Also in 2020, the U.S. armed forces prohibited the app on military
devices, but this partial ban did not prohibit access through the
internet! _What a joke!_

TWENTY STATES HAVE A TIKTOK PROHIBITION BILL in their State House,
State Senate, or both, including: 

Arkansas SB4, California AB227, Connecticut SB00380/SB0052/HB06402,
Florida H0563, Hawaii HB 460, Indiana HB1517, Kansas HB 2314, Kentucky
SB20/HB124/HB155, Maryland HB1141, Michigan SB0015/HB4041, Mississippi
SB2140/HB279 (just died in committee!), Missouri SB596/HB919, New
Jersey S3462/A5080, New Mexico SB208, New York S00508/ A03317, North
Carolina S83, Pennsylvania SB379, South Carolina H3448, Virginia
SB1459/HB2385, West Virginia SB215/HB2542.

STATE EFFORTS TO BAN TIKTOK

AT THE STATE LEVEL, as many as 27 states enacted full or partial bans
on TikTok through executive orders or other official requests, with
some states also banning parent company affiliates.

NINE OF THESE STATES HAVE YET TO INTRODUCE a TikTok ban in the state
legislature including Idaho, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming!

As early as August of 2020, the Nebraska and Florida State Governors
acted to ban TikTok from state government devices and networks.

Two years later, _at the tail end of 2022_, seven additional states
issued a Governor issued Executive Orders to prohibit the use of
TikTok in response to the FCC Federal Communications Commission
calling for a nationwide ban of TikTok and all affiliates including
telecom companies, service providers, and equipment in the government
and private sectors. THESE STATES INCLUDED IDAHO, KANSAS, NEW
HAMPSHIRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, UTAH, AND VIRGINIA.

IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR the Governor’s of Arkansas, North Carolina,
and Wisconsin issued similar Executive Orders.

IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, Maine, New Jersey, and West Virginia issued
Emergency Directives to begin the process of prohibition of TikTok. In
addition, eight states made softer moves such as letter’s written by
a Governor requesting state agencies begin the process of prohibition
in varying degrees, without enforceability of any kinds, and include
Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and
South Carolina. 

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, and Texas
also began to enforce TikTok prohibitions on campus including Wi-Fi
and campus IT networks, forcing students to only access TikTok on
their personal devices using their cellular carrier.

IT’S TIME TO GET SERIOUS and defend National Security and
Cybersecurity, banning TikTok and all Chinese owned affiliate
companies at the federal and state level! 

 

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