[Technology] Cruz pushes TikTok into a corporate relationship with China with the first ever Senate testimony of a social media giant [Ticktaku](//www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-cybersecurity-china-60-minutes-2020-11-15/) Public Policy Officer [Michael Beckerman](//www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-head-of-public-policy-young-user-safety/) At a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, social media companies told lawmakers that Beijing-based parent company ByteDance was considered part of a “corporate group.” The approval that came after a fierce question from Texas Senator Ted Cruz is an important distinction for lawmakers who have expressed concern about TikTok’s data collection policy and its relationship with the Chinese government. “Our data is accessed by a team in the United States. We do not...