TikTok has no peace, even in Canada its use is banned on all government devices. “high risk”

Starting Tuesday, February 28, all government devices in Canada must be uninstalled TikTok. After the United States and the European Union Commission, the country led by Justin Trudeau decided to ban the use of the Chinese platform: “This use presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security,” explained a government spokesperson. This was echoed by the Prime Minister himself who spoke with great concern hours earlier about the security guaranteed by the app and the urgency to predict the change. Canadian privacy regulators are also investigating concerns about user data. According to a recent survey conducted by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Social Media Lab, cited BBCA quarter of adults Canada Use the app now. “On a mobile device, TikTok’s data collection methods provide substantial access to phone content,” said the head of the Canadian Treasury Board. Mona Fortier.

“While the risks of using this app are clear, we have no evidence that government data has been compromised.” Given the uncertainty, it was the government’s decision to ban the Chinese platform from all government-issued phones and electronics. Before Canada, the United States also banned federal employees from using TikTok, just as several American universities banned the app from their networks. However, a few days ago, the European Commission imposed the same ban on all company devices for its employees. The order will officially come into effect from March 15. Italy is under evaluation. The hypothesis under consideration is to block social networking on the mobile phones of government employees.

TikTok’s answer

The Chinese site itself responded to the Canadian government’s recent decision, talking about a choice with approximate motivations. “Government-issued devices were banned without citing any specific security concerns about TikTok and without contacting us to discuss any concerns before making this decision,” a company spokesperson explained. “We are always ready to meet and talk to our government officials privacy and the safety of Canadians,” the platform representative continued, “but treating TikTok this way does nothing to achieve that shared goal. All it does is prevent officials from reaching an audience on a platform beloved by millions of Canadians.”

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