South Korea launches a security investigation against TikTok

After the U.S. government blocked and marked it as a cybersecurity threat, TikTok now faces similar problems in South Korea. For security reasons, South Korean authorities announced an investigation into the application. A few days ago, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced an investigation into TikTok. Song Hee-kyeoung of Liberty Korea Party issued a warning in October that the Chinese company may have mishandled personal information.

Song pointed out that certain user information collected by TikTok may be shared with the Chinese government. According to a report from KoreaTimes, TikTok has 4 million users in South Korea, but currently, South Korean authorities have not imposed sanctions on the app or its parent company, ByteDance.

“The KCC has launched an investigation into TikTok for allegations of a personal data leak. After conferring with TikTok, we will soon also conduct an on-site investigation. The KCC decided to launch the investigation after Rep. Song Hee-kyeoung of Liberty Korea Party pointed out the potential cybersecurity matters of TikTok,” a KCC official was quoted as saying.

Via: Softpedia