Singh will pause TikTok use as Canada’s ban for government devices kicks in
Global News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, when pressed about the TikTok ban, said it 'may be a first step' or it 'may be the only step we need to take.'
Canada’s ban on the use of the popular but controversial short-form video application TikTok has come into effect for government-issued mobile devices.
And the country’s most popular politician on the app, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, is now planning to pause his use of the social media platform as he “evaluates the privacy risks.”
Singh, who has more than 870,000 followers on the application, also “won’t be using it on any government devices,” an NDP source said.
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced the ban on Monday, citing the risks the app poses to privacy and security.
“Following a review of TikTok, the Chief Information Officer of Canada determined that it presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security,” Fortier said in a statement.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, when pressed about the ban, said it “may be a first step” or it “may be the only step we need to take.”
Canadians, meanwhile, can continue to make a “personal choice” when it comes to whether to use the application, both Fortier and Trudeau said.
“I suspect that as government takes the significant step of telling all employees that they can no longer use TikTok on their work phones, many Canadians, from businesses to private individuals, will reflect on the security of their own data and perhaps make choices in consequence,” the prime minister said.
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