Tanya Mosley
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This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. And today we're talking to Alan Rosenstein, an associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School and a senior editor at Lawfare. Our interview was recorded yesterday. He's been writing for The Atlantic about the threat Congress says TikTok poses to national security and the decision to ban it.
This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. And today we're talking to Alan Rosenstein, an associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School and a senior editor at Lawfare. Our interview was recorded yesterday. He's been writing for The Atlantic about the threat Congress says TikTok poses to national security and the decision to ban it.
Last April, President Biden signed into law a bill requiring TikTok owned by the Chinese company ByteDance to be sold to a non-Chinese company. This morning, the Supreme Court agreed to take up an appeal from TikTok, and the court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on January 10th.
Last April, President Biden signed into law a bill requiring TikTok owned by the Chinese company ByteDance to be sold to a non-Chinese company. This morning, the Supreme Court agreed to take up an appeal from TikTok, and the court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on January 10th.
Last April, President Biden signed into law a bill requiring TikTok owned by the Chinese company ByteDance to be sold to a non-Chinese company. This morning, the Supreme Court agreed to take up an appeal from TikTok, and the court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on January 10th.
You know, a big question for many people is what evidence does the government have that the Chinese government might be using our data in nefarious ways? Because we know that all of the tech companies have so much information about us. The difference is that this is a Chinese company. What evidence does our government have or has given?
You know, a big question for many people is what evidence does the government have that the Chinese government might be using our data in nefarious ways? Because we know that all of the tech companies have so much information about us. The difference is that this is a Chinese company. What evidence does our government have or has given?
You know, a big question for many people is what evidence does the government have that the Chinese government might be using our data in nefarious ways? Because we know that all of the tech companies have so much information about us. The difference is that this is a Chinese company. What evidence does our government have or has given?
They seem to have been pretty tight-lipped on what information they have that could be of concern. Right.
They seem to have been pretty tight-lipped on what information they have that could be of concern. Right.
They seem to have been pretty tight-lipped on what information they have that could be of concern. Right.
Trump makes this point in that interview with Welker from NBC that others have also made, and that's that all of these tech companies also have unfettered access to our data. John Oliver pointed this out on his show last week. Tonight, let's listen.
Trump makes this point in that interview with Welker from NBC that others have also made, and that's that all of these tech companies also have unfettered access to our data. John Oliver pointed this out on his show last week. Tonight, let's listen.
Trump makes this point in that interview with Welker from NBC that others have also made, and that's that all of these tech companies also have unfettered access to our data. John Oliver pointed this out on his show last week. Tonight, let's listen.
That was John Oliver on Last Week Tonight saying the thing that most people actually feel, that at this point, if you're on these apps, American-owned or not, they already have your data. And then there is the question of trust. When the government's not really telling us what they know, they're just saying, trust us that this is a threat to you.
That was John Oliver on Last Week Tonight saying the thing that most people actually feel, that at this point, if you're on these apps, American-owned or not, they already have your data. And then there is the question of trust. When the government's not really telling us what they know, they're just saying, trust us that this is a threat to you.
That was John Oliver on Last Week Tonight saying the thing that most people actually feel, that at this point, if you're on these apps, American-owned or not, they already have your data. And then there is the question of trust. When the government's not really telling us what they know, they're just saying, trust us that this is a threat to you.
It really poses like a real issue for Americans when they're thinking about the potential for this app being banned.
It really poses like a real issue for Americans when they're thinking about the potential for this app being banned.
It really poses like a real issue for Americans when they're thinking about the potential for this app being banned.