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The U.S. will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, with a total ban on the use of the latter, citing national security and data privacy concerns.
A total ban on the use of TikTok will follow on Nov. 12, but Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said early Friday on Fox Business Network that access to that app may be possible if certain safeguards are put into place.
āAt the Presidentās direction, we have taken significant action to combat Chinaās malicious collection of American citizensā personal data, while promoting our national values, democratic rules-based norms, and aggressive enforcement of U.S. laws and regulations,ā Ross said in a prepared statement.