Senator Questions DoD on Ties to Chinese-Owned Tutoring Company
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Sen. Tom Cotton urged the DoD to explain its contract with Chinese-owned Tutor.com, which provides tutoring to military families. He said it risks exposing data to China.
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Tutor.com is owned by Primavera Capital Group, which has ties to ByteDance and TikTok. Chinese laws may require it to share user data.
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Cotton asked if the DoD reviewed the Tutor.com acquisition by Primavera and if any security concerns were raised.
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He also asked for statistics on military families' usage of Tutor.com and if users know their data could be shared with China.
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Cotton previously called for banning TikTok nationwide, saying its CEO is "lying" about its safety.