Barrie and Innisfil ban TikTok on city-owned devices amid data privacy concerns
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Barrie and Innisfil are joining a grown list of municipalities banning TikTok on all municipal devices following concerns raised over cybersecurity risks.
Barrie and Innisfil, Ont., are joining a grown list of municipalities banning the social media platform TikTok on all municipal devices, following concerns raised over cyber security risks.
The City of Barrie and the Township of Innisfil have banned TikTok on all city-owned devices as of Monday, March 13.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the City has followed suit of the Federal and Provincial Governments and a growing list of municipalities to ban TikTok from all City devices,” said Scott Lamantia, City of Barrie manager of marketing and communications.
Lamantia also noted the city has never had a corporate presence on TikTok.
Last week, the provincial government confirmed it was banning the social media app on government-owned devices and on the personal devices of Progressive Conservative Party caucus members.
The move follows an announcement from the federal government a week prior that the app would be prohibited on government devices following a review by Canada’s chief information officer.
Ontario was the last Canadian province to announce the ban, with all others following the federal government’s lead.
Government agencies in the United States, India, Taiwan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the European Union have made similar moves.
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