that it does not share information with the Chinese government and that it does not store the data of American users in China, but U.S. lawmakers and cybersecurity experts have widely remained skeptical, fearing that Beijing could compel the company to share data.
Universities have troves of sensitive information to protect, including medical records, academic records and disciplinary reports. The ban prevents users from using TikTok while connected to university networks, but students and faculty can still access the app on their own personal WiFi or by using cellular data on personal devices.
Kate Biberdorf, a chemistry professor at the University of Texas at Austin who has garnered more than 2.6 million followers sharing science experiments on TikTok, said that she’s against the ban and that she has still been able to access the app using campus WiFi.
Banning TikTok is correct. Listening to Gov. RollerDerby is not.