Canada Also Bans TikTok on Government Devices

Canada Also Bans TikTok on Government Devices

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that Canada would be banning Chinese social media app TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices.US Congress is currently debating allowing TikTok’s parent company from doing any business in the US. Trudeau said that the step was one of many that may or may not happen.“We take very seriously freedom of expression and freedom for Canadians to engage how they want online but there are principles around data protection and Canadian security that we’ll always step up for.Trudeau said Canada was “looking carefully” on how Canadians can be kept safe online. “I suspect that as government takes the significant step of telling all federal employees that they can no longer use TikTok on their work phones many Canadians from business to private individuals will reflect on the security of their own …

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