{"id":558972,"date":"2021-06-10T07:06:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=558972"},"modified":"2021-06-10T07:06:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:06:55","slug":"biden-kills-trump-ban-on-tiktok-and-other-chinese-apps-accused-of-spying-instead-asks-for-further-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-kills-trump-ban-on-tiktok-and-other-chinese-apps-accused-of-spying-instead-asks-for-further-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Kills Trump Ban On TikTok And Other Chinese Apps Accused Of Spying, Instead Asks For Further Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-kills-trump-ban-on-tiktok-and-other-chinese-apps-accused-of-spying-instead-asks-for-further-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=558972&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233352296-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>In an executive order titled, \u201cExecutive Order on Protecting Americans\u2019 Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries,\u201d President Joe Biden revoked the Trump administration\u2019s ban on the Chinese-backed social media platform TikTok.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among the orders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/06\/09\/executive-order-on-protecting-americans-sensitive-data-from-foreign-adversaries\/\">revoked<\/a> was \u201cExecutive Order 13942 of August 6, 2020,\u201d which was titled, \u201cAddressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.\u201d In addition, Biden revoked \u201c<\/span><span>Executive Order 13943,\u201d which looked to ban Chinese messaging app, WeChat, and \u201cExecutive Order 13971,\u201d which addressed threats \u201cPosed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Describing China as a \u201cforeign adversary\u201d that \u201ccontinues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States,\u201d Biden\u2019s new executive order instead directs the federal government to \u201cevaluate these threats through rigorous, evidence-based analysis and should address any unacceptable or undue risks consistent with overall national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives, including the preservation and demonstration of America\u2019s core values and fundamental freedoms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the order, the Secretary of Commerce \u201cshall provide a report to the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor with recommendations to protect against harm from the unrestricted sale of, transfer of, or access to United States persons\u2019 sensitive data, including personally identifiable information, personal health information, and genetic information, and harm from access to large data repositories by persons owned or controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a foreign adversary.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Based on such analysis, the Secretary shall \u201cevaluate on a continuing basis transactions involving connected software applications that may pose an undue risk of sabotage or subversion of the design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation, or maintenance of information and communications technology or services in the United States; pose an undue risk of catastrophic effects on the security or resiliency of the critical infrastructure or digital economy of the United States; or otherwise pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>The new executive order is designed to replace the Trump administration\u2019s approach targeting individual companies with a broader process for reviewing risks posed by apps that are connected to potentially hostile countries, according to senior Biden administration officials,\u201d explained <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-revokes-trump-actions-targeting-tiktok-wechat-11623247225\"><span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to officials, they \u201c<\/span><span>remain concerned about security risks from Chinese and certain other foreign-owned apps,\u201d but claimed that \u201cthe executive orders signed by Mr. Trump were effectively unenforceable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Trump administration\u2019s earlier attempt to ban TikTok was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tiktok-makes-its-case-for-last-minute-reprieve-from-u-s-download-ban-11601225594?mod=article_inline\"><span>blocked<\/span><\/a><span> in September 2020 by a federal judge. It was also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tiktok-sale-to-oracle-walmart-is-shelved-as-biden-reviews-security-11612958401?mod=article_inline\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> in February that the Biden administration had shelved another Trump administration plan, pausing the forced sale of TikTok \u201camid legal challenges.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, TikTok and other Chinese apps are \u201cnot out of the woods yet,\u201d according to James Lewis, who \u201cheads technology policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and has been in discussions with White House officials in both administrations about the future of the apps,\u201d as reported by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/06\/09\/1004750274\/biden-replaces-trump-bans-on-tiktok-wechat-with-order-to-scrutinize-apps?utm_campaign=npr&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_term=nprnews\"><span>NPR<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised if you saw a ban reinstated but on more rational grounds,\u201d Lewis added. \u201cIf I was TikTok, I would be thinking about what do I do to ward off another ban.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an executive order titled, \u201cExecutive Order on Protecting Americans\u2019 Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries,\u201d President Joe Biden revoked the Trump administration\u2019s ban on the Chinese-backed social media platform TikTok.Among &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279847,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233352296-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Kills Trump Ban On TikTok And Other Chinese Apps Accused Of Spying, Instead Asks For Further Investigation","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-558972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233352296-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Kills Trump Ban On TikTok And Other Chinese Apps Accused Of Spying, Instead Asks For Further Investigation","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}