Pentagon uses China-owned tutoring company that could weaponize military data, GOP lawmakers say
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced legislation to ban DOD use of Tutor.com
Maria Lencki By Maria Lencki , Hannah Grossman Fox News
Published March 22, 2024 6:00pm EDT
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Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation to prohibit the Department of Defense from using a Chinese-owned tutoring service for U.S. military members and their families.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are seeking to ban the use of Tutor.com because they say parent-company Primavera is subject to Chinese law requiring the organization to disclose confidential business and customer data to the Chinese Communist Party. The organization also has ties to ByteDance, which owns TikTok.
"There is no reason the Pentagon should be paying a Chinese-owned service that collects the data of our service members and their families," Cotton said in a statement. "There are plenty of American companies that offer tutoring services and aren’t subject to the Chinese government."
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