WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to sign a TikTok deal this week that would give American investors majority control and allow a US-based company to keep users’ data, a senior White House official said Monday.

Under the deal, TikTok operations will be moved into a joint venture that will be based in the US, with Oracle serving as the app’s security provider.

Data from at least 170 million Americans will be analyzed, “retrained” and “continuously monitored” by Oracle, per the official. 5

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Determining control of the algorithm involving users’ data was a sticking point in the negotiations with China, the White House official said.

Trump has indicated that several US-based investors are interested as well. The administration is looking for “patriots that love America” and

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