Sources: as part of its proposal to the Trump admin, Oracle would get full access to TikTok's source code and updates to search for back doors from ByteDance
Oracle will be able to check all source code from the algorithms that decide which TikTok videos get shown to which U.S. users to ensure there are no entry points for the Chinese parent. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
What's most striking to me is that, based on TikTok's legal filing in their suit against the Trump admin, we know that in previous negotiations with CFIUS TikTok already proposed something similar to the Oracle deal and CFIUS said no, had to be divestment. So what's changed now? …
The latest proposal: • cloud contract • newly formed entity • independent board approved by U.S. gov • third party auditing • full access to TikTok's client-side source code • ongoing review & auditing of updates • algorithm source code review https://www.bloomberg.com/...