AFR Weekend can reveal that the government is considering adopting a similar approach to the proposal TikTok is trying to negotiate with US authorities, dubbed Project Texas.
could be kept on shore to allay fears of political interference from China under plans being considered by the Albanese government.can reveal that the government is considering adopting a similar approach to the proposal TikTok is trying to negotiate with US authorities, dubbed Project Texas.
Social media app TikTok is causing concern in many Western democracies because of its Chinese ownership.In Australia, the Department of Home Affairs has been exploring onshore data storage requirements, known as data localisation or data residency, as part of a National Data Security Action Plan. The agency has also been investigating social media data collected from the likes of Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, as well as Twitter and others, whose platforms and data have been abused by foreign regimes.
Critics do not believe Project Texas will protect US user data from being abused by the Chinese Communist Party, no matter what TikTok promises.
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