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Russia has passed a law banning the sale of smartphones, computers, and smart televisions that are not pre-installed with Russian software, raising concerns about surveillance and fears that firms could pull out of the Russian market: https://bit.ly/2Oa8dSE via @BBC.
The U.S. Army is undertaking a security assessment of the popular Chinese social media app TikTok, after Senator Chuck Schumer raised concerns over whether the app facilitates the Chinese government’s collection of private user data: https://reut.rs/35p02Yh via @Reuters.