TikTok Says Some China-Based Employees Can Access U.S. User Data, Outlines Plan for Better Safeguards TikTok is working on a plan to better safeguard the data of its U.S. users, the company said in an open letter [ [PDF] ] to several U.S. Senators that have expressed concern that the China-based app is a national security risk. Shared by The New York Times , the letter outlines a multi-pronged undertaking called “Project Texas,” aimed at strengthening data security. TikTok says that 100 percent of U.S. user data is stored in an Oracle cloud environment located in the U.S., and it...