The U.S. House of Representatives has been noted by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to be advancing legislation that would prohibit TikTok across the U.S. in the aftermath of the congressional hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew that tackled the video sharing platform's privacy and security concerns, according to The Hill.
Executive order bans U.S. agencies from purchasing or using certain commercial spyware programs, but exceptions for spyware testing and research are built in.
Kroger's mail-order pharmacy Postal Prescription Services, video software firm SundaySky, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, and Illinois-based Top of the World Ranch Treatment Center have been impacted by separate health data breaches, HealthITSecurity reports.
TechCrunch reports that iD Tech, a tech coding camp providing online and on-campus tech courses for children, has yet to confirm a data breach that resulted in the theft of thousands of users' personal information.
Ars Technica reports that TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has failed to assuage privacy and security concerns surrounding the video sharing platform in a testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
