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Government employees are not allowed to download apps on their mobile phones for business purposes. Governments expressed concern that Tiktok could use user data for various purposes and took strict measures to prevent this.
For the foreseeable future, it will be impossible for Canadian government employees to watch dance videos or popular trends on Tiktok – at least at work. The government of this country has officially banned employees from using this application on mobile devices at work.
“Government personnel are advised not to use Tiktok as there are several data security issues,” said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to give President Joe Biden the authority to ban Tiktok, the viral video app from Chinese company ByteDance.
Last week, the European Union ordered lawmakers and employees to remove the Tiktok program if it was found on the same electronic device as the European Commission’s application.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the EU for this stop exploiting the concept of security to limit competition from Chinese companies. The Chinese side warned that such bans would damage confidence in the EU’s business environment.
Tiktok’s loss increases “the size of the pie” for the remaining players. Especially Facebook, which has long been pushing money into Tiktok’s competitor, the Reels feature. Tiktok is safe in the US for now, as politicians still have a long way to go before a real ban can be enacted.
@VTV.vn
