Chinese-owned social media platform, TikTok, has been blocked in Canada from government-issued devices, saying it poses an “unacceptable” level of risk to security and privacy.
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On Monday, the country moved to hinder Federal workers from downloading the application in the future, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat said in a statement.
TikTok’s method of collecting data provides considerable access to the contents of the phone, the statement said.
TikTok expressed disappointment by the decision made by Canada.
A spokesperson of the Chinese-owned social media platform said via email: it was issued “without citing any specific security concerns about TikTok or contacting us to discuss any concerns prior to making this decision”.
