This file photo from 2019 shows the logo of the social media video sharing app Tiktok displayed on a tablet screen.The US is expanding its China-targeted Clean Network programme to include Chinese-made cellphone apps and cloud computing services that it claims are security risks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Aug 5, 2020. - AFP
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The Trump administration said on Wednesday (Aug 5) it was stepping up efforts to purge "untrusted" Chinese apps from US digital networks and called the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok and messenger app WeChat "significant threats."
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said expanded US efforts on a programme it calls "Clean Network" would focus on five areas and include steps to prevent various Chinese apps, as well as Chinese telecoms companies, from accessing sensitive information on American citizens and businesses.
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