"Class-Action Lawsuit Filed in California Against Multi-Billion Dollar TikTok" 7 Jan 2020

The Pentagon has reversed its policy on TikTok. The popular Chinese owned social media app is now considered a security threat. The Army was using the app as an effective tool to reach young Americans as a recruiting tool. Lt. Col. Robin Ochoa, a spokesman for the Army reported the app will no longer be allowed on government-issued phones...

According to a lawsuit filed in California against ByteDance and TikTok, “Beijing ByteDance had $7.2 billion in annual revenue for the year 2018...

President Trump has already placed Huawei and other Chinese tech firms on a blacklist. This blacklist prevents the companies from purchasing American products due to national security and human rights issues. Trump also placed tariffs on more than $360 billion of Chinese products...

The lawsuit is claiming TikTock did the following:

1. Violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030

2. Violated the California Comprehensive Data Access and Fraud Act, Cal. Pen. C. § 502

3. Violated  the Right to Privacy – California Constitution

4. Intrusion upon Seclusion

6. Violated the California Unfair Competition Law, Bus. & Prof. C. §§ 17200 et seq.

7. Violated the California False Advertising Law, Bus. & Prof. C. §§ 17500 et seq.

8. Negligence

9. Restitution / Unjust Enrichment

TikTok wrote in a statement in October in response to the accusations from the United States Government saying,  “We  take these issues incredibly seriously. We are committed to transparency and accountability in how we support our TikTok users in the US and around the world.”

TikTok further stated, “We store all TikTok US user data in the United States, with backup redundancy in Singapore. Our data centers are located entirely outside of China, and none of our data is subject to Chinese law.”