
Houston Matters
The cybersecurity threat of TikTok (Jan. 23, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Now that TikTok has been banned from government-issued devices in Texas, we discuss what sort of threat the social media app may pose.
Posted on · On Monday's show: Now that TikTok has been banned from government-issued devices in Texas, we discuss what sort of threat the social media app may pose.
Posted on · Abbott claimed that the state universities “understand this is a bipartisan issue to keep the tentacles of China out of our universities and out of our state.”
Posted on · The public university took the step in response to a directive that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued in early December. Abbott said the app posed security risks to the state.
Posted on · The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill that would ban the wildly popular app from devices issued by federal agencies. Several governors have banned TikTok on their agencies' phones and computers.
Posted on · The directive from Gov. Greg Abbott comes the same day the state of Indiana filed a lawsuit against the app.
Posted on · A Houston-area high school teacher is connecting with his students in unique ways, but are they "disconnecting" real relationships in the process?
Posted on · The Texas law, along with the NCAA's suspension of its NIL policy, is leading people to wonder what the next era of college athletics will look like.