On Thursday, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) issued the following statement regarding the House vote on the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act:
“This bill is not a serious attempt to thwart China’s influence or data collection in the United States. It’s a micro-step that only gives the appearance of protecting Americans from adversarial nations while doing little more than forcing divestiture of China’s ownership in the data collection company.
“Touting this as a ‘win’ while China controls our supply chains and our access to critical minerals, facilitates the flow of fentanyl into the country, and owns our national debt is almost laughable. Not to mention that they’ll continue to have access to the same data collected by TikTok through other sources. It’s time we get serious about restoring our independence from China and truly protecting Americans’ privacy from both foreign and domestic spying agencies.”
