TikTok/WeChat executive actions fall short of data security and privacy needs, says former FCC security head

The underlying security challenges related to massive data collection by foreign -- as well as U.S. -- tech and social media services are poorly addressed by piecemeal moves targeting Chinese-owned companies, according to former FCC security chief David Simpson.

What’s needed, retired Rear Adm. Simpson told Inside Cybersecurity, are standards for data privacy and security, and rules of the road for Internet Service Provider-level collection and sale of personal data. The security risks are global in nature, Simpson emphasized, and...