Following similar decisions by the US, Canada, Belgium and the European Commission, the UK has also banned TikTok from government devices over security concerns. Bans are effective immediately.
Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden said:
Today we are banning this app on government devices because the security of sensitive government information must come first. The use of other data extraction apps will continue to be reviewed.
Dowden’s statement suggests that other apps are under review as well, and that TikTok is just the beginning.Officials will be able to install third-party apps on government devices
This app is known to extract user data outside of the app itself. This is the source of the corner for many Western countries. Of course, the ban only concerns government devices used for sensitive work, but government employees are free to install TikTok on their personal smartphones.
A TikTok spokesperson believes the ban stems from a “fundamental misunderstanding” and is “driven by broader geopolitics that TikTok and its UK users have nothing to do with.” , the company said it would seek a solution with the government.
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