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President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2023, celebrating the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that’s been largely in his corner. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden's TikTok, oil moves test the loyalty of young voters

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Why does U.S. see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?

By Joe McDonald and Zen Soo - Associated Press
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew returns from a break as he testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

TikTok admits collecting Americans' precise GPS data -- but says it doesn't anymore

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

'Vacuum cleaner of personal data': Researcher rebuts TikTok's use of team's work

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

TikTok CEO defense of China-linked app doesn't persuade lawmakers: 'Your platform should be banned'

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
The TikTok logo is seen on a cellphone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. China’s government said Thursday, March 23, 2023, it would oppose possible U.S. plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service as a security risk and warned such a move would hurt investor confidence in the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

China criticizes possible U.S. plan to force TikTok sale

Associated Press
The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Boston. TikTok's CEO plans to tell Congress that the video-sharing app is committed to user safety, data protection and security, and keeping the platform free from Chinese government influence.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Skeptical U.S. lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety

By Haleluya Hadero and Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press
Security cameras are seen at the TikTok Inc. building in Culver City, Calif., Friday, March 17, 2023. The battle between the U.S. and China over TikTok comes to a head on Thursday when the social media platform's CEO testifies before Congressional lawmakers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

TikTok says it never shared U.S. data with China, trying to distance itself from communist regime

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device on April 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Antisemitic tweets surge after Musk's takeover of platform: Study

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) **FILE**

High-profile users will help lobby for TikTok; CEO aims to ease concerns on Capitol Hill

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
Matt Taibbi, left, with Michael Shellenberger, testifies before House Select Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Twitter Files: Vast censor project unleashed against politically incorrect COVID-19 speech

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times
In this Sept. 12, 2019, photo, monitors check their screens in the Governor's Office of Information Technology in Denver. Some cybersecurity professionals are concerned that insurance policies designed to limit the damage of ransomware attacks might actually be encouraging hackers. “We don’t know what that ransom payment is going to fund,” said Brandi Simmons, a spokeswoman for the office. “As a state government, we don’t want to be in a position of funding cyberterrorists.” (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

Cyber pros plead for help from Biden admin, say feds withholding intel on digital attackers

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. TikTok was dismissive Wednesday, March 15, of reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app, saying such a move wouldn't help protect national security. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

U.K. bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press
The icon for the video-sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, on Feb. 28, 2023. China accused the United States on Thursday, March 16, of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok following reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

China says U.S. spreading disinformation, suppressing TikTok

In this file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz listens Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at Fort Brown Border Patrol Station in Brownsville, Texas. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald via AP) **FILE**

Border chief contradicts Biden DHS, says border is not under control

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
In this Oct. 8, 2019, photo, a woman works at a computer in New York. The Biden administration is not planning to step up government surveillance of the U.S. internet even as state-backed foreign hackers and cybercriminals increasingly use it to evade detection, a senior administration official said. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

Lobbyists fueled by AI will hack the lawmaking process for hidden interests, technologists warn

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, file photo shows Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. A judge has rejected a request from Google to transfer a federal antitrust lawsuit against it from Virginia to New York. The ruling Friday, March 10, 2023 from U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema is a victory for the Justice Department and several states, including Virginia, that sued Google earlier this year and wanted to keep the case in the commonwealth. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Google unveils AI tools to beat writer's block amid scramble to compete with rivals

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
Senior Cole Lainhoff works on a project during a Cybersecurity Systems Technology class at the Spotsylvania Career & Technical Center in Spotsylvania County, Va., Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Germanna Community College has teamed with Spotsylvania Schools to create the first dual enrollment program in Cybersecurity in Virginia. The program, which will soon be offered in Fredericksburg City and Stafford County public schools, is funded by a grant from GO Virginia, the state coalition for promoting economic growth and opportunity in high-demand industries. (Peter Cihelka/The Free Lance-Star via AP) **FILE**

Pentagon preparing to let its cyber sleuths work from home

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times
The icon for the video-sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, on Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Belgium bans TikTok from government phones after U.S., E.U.

Associated Press
The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device on April 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Twitter Files journalists warn of social media's censorship web ensnaring Americans

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine promoting competition and protecting consumers in live entertainment on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Sen. Amy Klobuchar reprimands Congress for doing 'nothing' to fight Big Tech

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

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Cybersecurity 2018: Online Security and Safety in Government, Industry and Civil Society: Download the Special Report available in the January 29, 2018, edition of The Washington Times. (3.8 MB)

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