Trump Administration to Ban WeChat Use in U.S. After Sunday Night
September 18 2020 - 8:31AM
Dow Jones News
By Katy Stech Ferek
The Trump administration said Friday that it will ban the use of
popular messaging and electronic payment app WeChat after Sunday
night over national security and data privacy concerns.
In an interview on Fox Business Network, Commerce Secretary
Wilbur Ross said he made the decision after President Trump ordered
his department to review the Chinese-owned app for national
security concerns last month.
"China has been taking all kinds of data...that's what we're
trying to squelch," he said.
He said his office will order a similar ban for Chinese-owned
app TikTok by Nov. 12 but noted that discussions for a deal that
would incorporate data safeguards could enable U.S. users continued
access of TikTok.
Write to Katy Stech Ferek at katherine.stech@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 18, 2020 08:16 ET (12:16 GMT)
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