TikTok shakes up how data is handled with new appointment
Victoria Rees
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Kim Albarella is set to become TikTok’s new Global Chief Security Officer as previous CSO, Roland Cloutier steps down due to new database move.
According to an article by TechRadar, Albarella will step in on an interim basis as the company looks to revamp how data is handled migrating US users’ data to servers owned by Oracle.
Prior to his two years at TikTok, Cloutier held Senior Cybersecurity roles at Dell EMC, human resources and payroll software firm ADP as well as Paradigm Technology Partners.
In his new advisory role, Cloutier will work with senior leadership to “focus on the business impact” of TikTok’s security and trust programs.
Albarella is also an alumnus of ADP and has also held roles at Ernst and Young and Morgan Stanley.
“Part of our evolving approach has been to minimize concerns about the security of user data in the US, including the creation of a new department to manage US user data for TikTok,” TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew and ByteDance Vice President of Technology, Dingkun Hong said in a statement.
TikTok has also assured users that it is making other operational changes to help ensure data privacy, including establishing a committee with US-based leadership solely to manage US user data.