Key US Intelligence Official Casts Shade on TikTok, Chinese Tech
Add a top U.S. intelligence official to the list of Americans expressing concern about Chinese-made technology and Chinese social media platforms like TikTok. General Paul Nakasone, who heads both the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, told lawmakers Tuesday there are multiple reasons to be wary of China’s rapid expansion in cyberspace, calling Beijing "a very formidable foe." "TikTok concerns me for a number of different reasons," Nakasone said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. "One is that the data that they have. Secondly is the algorithm and the control. Who has the algorithm?" Third, he said, "is the broad platform" both for unleashing potential influence operations but also for the ability to give China a way to "turn off the message." Last month, the United States…