ByteDance fired four employees because of security: the access rumors might be true after all
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok has fired four employees because they gained access to the TikTok data of US journalists.
Tiktok has been under the spotlight for a long time with the claim that it provides access to data. In this context, some rumors can now be said to have come true. company fired 4 employees for gaining access to some data. ByteDance says it has terminated four workers who got to the information of a few TikTok clients situated in the US, including writers. An outside law firm's investigation, as reported by The New York Times, revealed that employees were attempting to identify the sources of leaks to reporters. ByteDance's headquarters are in China, and two of the employees were located in the United States.
ByteDance fired four employees because of security: the access rumors might be true after all
The IP addresses and other data associated with the TikTok accounts of a reporter from BuzzFeed News and Cristina Criddle from the Financial Times were reportedly accessed by members of a team that was responsible for monitoring employee conduct, according to reports from the company. Additionally, the employees are said to have accessed the data of several journalists' connections. ByteDance, according to Forbes, followed three of its reporters who had previously worked for BuzzFeed News. Reports on TikTok, including its alleged connections to the Chinese government, have been published by all three of these publications. ByteDance has been contacted by Engadget for comment.
