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Oracle to get access to TikTok's source code to eliminate Chinese backdoors

TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. and Oracle submitted these details in their proposal to the Trump administration with a goal of averting an outright sale of the app or a shutdown of its US operations

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TikTok has emerged as a top target in Trump’s effort to crack down on China ahead of the Nov. 3 election. | Photo: Bloomberg

Nick Wadhams, Shelly Banjo | Bloomberg
Oracle Corp. will get full access to review TikTok’s source code and updates to make sure there are no back doors used by the company’s Chinese parent to gather data on the video-sharing app’s 100 million American users, according to people familiar with the matter.
 
TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. and Oracle submitted these details in their proposal to the Trump administration with a goal of averting an outright sale of the app or a shutdown of its U.S. operations set to take effect Sept. 20. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the app in a pair of executive