Oracle gets to store US users' TikTok data, says Trump

The White House has promised that all US user data on TikTok will be stored on Oracle servers in the United States, according to a deal to be announced later this week.

Speaking to reporters last night, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also said that Oracle would protect the data from surveillance or interference by foreign adversaries.

Meanwhile, TikTok's algorithm would be retrained and operated in the United States, she said.

"Tiktok will be owned by a majority of American investors and controlled by a board of directors with extensive national security and cybersecurity credentials. In partnership with the US government, Oracle will serve as Tiktok trusted security provider, and they will independently monitor the safety and data security of all US user data on Tiktok platform. Americans' data will be stored securely in the United States without access from China. All US user data will be stored ...