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Lawmakers Push to Block Chinese-Owned Tutoring Service for Military Families
Proposed Legislation Aims to Safeguard Data of U.S. Military Members and Their Families
According to Fox News, Republican lawmakers Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas want to stop the Department of Defense from using a Chinese-owned tutoring service for U.S. military families. They worry that the company, Tutor.com, might have to share private information with the Chinese government which is why they rally against Tutor.com. They’re proposing a law called the Ban Chinese Communist Party Access to U.S. Military Students Act. They rally against Tutor.com saying Tutor.com collects data like where people are and their internet addresses which could put military families’ privacy at risk.
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Stefanik and Cotton Rally Against Tutor.com: Proposed Ban Raises Stakes in Privacy vs. Security! (PHOTO: Fox News)
Advocacy Group Raises Concerns Over Foreign Ownership in Education
A group called Parents Defending Education is also worried. They say it’s a problem if companies from other countries can see students’ information. They especially don’t like that Tutor.com is connected to ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok. The group’s president Nicole Neily, says parents should have more say in who gets their children’s information. But Tutor.com says it follows U.S. rules and has special measures to keep data safe. This debate is important because it shows how tricky it is when foreign companies are involved in important areas like education and national security. Both Democrats and Republicans support the idea to rally against Tutor.com stopping from working with the military. It’s making people think about how to balance protecting privacy and keeping important services available to everyone.
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