TikTok confirms Chinese engineers write app's source code, sparking GOP concerns trends now
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TikTok confirmed that its app source code is written by Chinese engineers, which a top House Republican says is alarming because it puts Americans' data directly in 'danger' due to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) getting 'back door' access to private information.
In an initial letter to CEO Shou Zi Chew on April 10, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., outlined concerns regarding connections between ByteDance - TikTok's parent company - and the Chinese government.
He also demanded answers on whether anyone in China has access to developing the app's source code and if the company could guarantee that there are no 'back door' entry points for bad actors to get data.
The popular social media company sent a response letter obtained by DailyMail.com to Green on May 8, responding to questions from the Republican.
TikTok Vice President of Public Policy Michael Beckerman confirmed that TikTok has 'software engineers throughout the world,' including in the 'United States and China.'
TikTok Vice President of Public Policy Michael Beckerman replied to the concerns by Green in a letter on May 8 obtained by DailyMail.com
He noted that using a 'global engineering workforce to write software code is not unusual,' continuing to say it is the 'norm' for large technology companies.
'TikTok maintains a software development life cycle that involves testing of security controls at
