Roland Cloutier, global security director at TikTok, may have decided to leave due to data protection issues that have surfaced recently, as well as increasingly frequent complaints and reports. The Reuters According to the obtained internal documents, recent scandals led at least to the departure of the head of security.
With our recent announcement of data management changes in the US, it is time for me to move from my role as Head of Global Security to a strategic advisory role focused on the business impact of security and trust programs, working directly with Shou (CEO), Dingkun (Vice President of Technology ByteDance) and other senior managers
Roland Cloutier writes.
Some data management issues have already emerged with regard to TikTok, prompting the US authorities to investigate: they fear the company is misusing users’ personal data. The company’s new interim head of cybersecurity will be Kim Albarilla, who previously bolstered the ADP team for more than 10 years.
