European Commission bans TikTok from staff gadgets
The European Commission on Thursday banned the use of the TikTok short video app on corporate devices and on the personal devices of employees enrolled in the commission's mobile device management service.
The ban was enacted to enhance cyber security at the behest of the commission's Corporate Management Board, which oversees and coordinates management issues for the EU's executive arm. "This measure aims to protect the commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber-attacks against the corporate environment of the Commission," the EC said in."The security developments of other social media platforms will also be kept under constant review."
The commission's statement cites the need to protect staff from a rising number of cyber threats but fails to explain while TikTok was singled out.For the other government entities around the global that have disallowed TikTok for their respective employees or more broadly –
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