TikTok banned on all Canadian government devices over ‘unacceptable’ risk
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Effective Tuesday, TikTok 'will be removed from government-issued mobile devices' due to a 'unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security,' Fortier said in a statement.
The Canadian government is banning the use of the popular short-form video application TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced on Monday.
Effective Tuesday, TikTok “will be removed from government-issued mobile devices,” Fortier said in a statement.
“Following a review of TikTok, the Chief Information Officer of Canada determined that it presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security,” she added.
“The decision to remove and block TikTok from government mobile devices is being taken as a precaution, particularly given concerns about the legal regime that governs the information collected from mobile devices, and is in line with the approach of our international partners.”
TikTok’s data collection methods on mobile devices provide “considerable access” to the contents of the phone, Fortier explained.
“While the risks of using this application are clear, we have no evidence at this point that government information has been compromised,” she added.
Canadians, meanwhile, can continue to make a “personal choice” when it comes to whether to use the application.
“However, the Communications Security Establishment’s Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) guidance strongly recommends that Canadians understand the risks and make an informed choice on their own before deciding what tools to use,” Fortier said.
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