Samuel Cogolati, federal deputy from Ecolo, was a guest on RTL info signatures on Wednesday, March 1st. The Huy elected official, known for his pro-Uyghur positions, was the victim of a Chinese cyberattack. Today he finds himself in China’s crosshairs and advocates restricted access to TikTok.
This week, the US and Canadian governments decided to ban the use of TikTok on their officials’ device.
Samuel Cogolati, Federal MP (Ecolo), also warns TikTok users in Europe. “Viewers must be told the truth: if you share videos on TikTok today, you are at risk”, he says. A “real risk”he says, there “The danger is that personal data will be shared with Beijing”. Chinese companies, it has been official since 2017, are “required by law to share their data with us”, notably the e-commerce giant Alibaba, which recently set up shop in Liège. Samuel Cogolati is obviously not asking all TikTok users to delete their accounts — that sounds like it, by the way “Entertainment” what the platform represents, but vigilant. “It increases the freedom of citizens”he admits, but nevertheless warns the population.
Protect “Secret Data”.
Regarding “Members of government or senior officials”urges Samuel Cogolati to limit as much as possible the use of the Chinese social network, which therefore collects our data, although politicians quite like it, including Ecolo co-president Raja Maouane. “I urge to follow European recommendations and our own Defense Service to remove TikTok from work phones.”, lose the MP on the set of signatures. For what? Quite simply, to protect all information, especially that of institutions, with possible “Secret Data”. “It could be dangerous.”
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