The Canadian government is banning Chinese social media app TikTok from all government\u002Dissued devices effective Tuesday.
The decision was made by Canada’s chief information officer to ensure the security of government information after an internal review showed that TikTok’s data collection methods may leave users vulnerable to cyber attacks, the newspaper reported.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Canada’s federal and provincial privacy regulators are also jointly investigating the app, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance Ltd, over concerns about the platform’s collection, use and disclosure of personal information. Neither TikTok nor Canada’s Treasury Board, which includes the office of the country’s chief information officer, had an immediate comment..Canada’s action is another potential thorn in Sino-Canadian relations which have been tense in recent years for various reasons, most recently over accusations by Ottawa that China has tried to influence its elections and that it has been running air and maritime surveillance activities.
Beijing denies those allegations and has urged Ottawa to stop what it has described as unwarranted speculation and smearing.
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