TikTok deal approved by Trump. In hindsight, this seem less about national security than a shakedown by Trump to tailor a deal for Trump-friendly business (in this case Oracle), the actual majority ownership remains with Bytedance (even if Trump tries to say it is US owned because of US investors in Bytedance). In any case, if Beijing had wanted access to private info of TikTok users, they would have gained access long ago:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/19/trum...n-concept.html