Australia Bans TikTok From Government Devices Amid Security Concerns

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Australia Bans TikTok From Government Devices Amid Security Concerns
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Australia said it will ban TikTok on all government-issued digital devices. The decision means all members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have placed full or partial bans on lawmakers’ access to the app.

Decision means all members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have fully or partly barred lawmakers’ access to the app

TikTok has said U.K., Australian and New Zealand user data is stored in the U.S. and Singapore, and access to it is tightly controlled.SYDNEY—Australia said it will ban TikTok on all government-issued digital devices, following the U.S. and other intelligence-sharing allies in response toThe decision announced by Australia’s attorney general means all members of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence alliance have restricted government access to the video-sharing app through full or partial bans.

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