authorities in Paris announced That Tik Tok, Twitter and others are well known programs It won’t be allowed anymore on government employees’ mobile devices because they provide insufficient security and data protection Friday.
French Ministry of Public sector and civil service reform announced the new restrictions on Twitter, which is somewhat ironic because it is also included in Combined ban with Streaming services on Instagram and Netflix.
France is the latest country to take such a security measure against Tik Tok. But the French decision also Includes other platforms widely used by government Officials, lawmakers and even President Emmanuel Macron himself, which could complicate matters.
French Minister of Transformation and Public Administration Stanislas Guerini said in statement that “recreational” apps Not safe enough to use in State administrative services and ‘can provide a risk for the protection of data.”
The French cybersecurity agency will monitor the ban. The statement did not specify which apps Banned but note that decision It came after other governments took Actions targeting TikTok.
Guerini’s office He said in Letter to the Associated Press (Associated Press) stating that the ban also These will include Twitter, Instagram, Netflix, and gaming apps like Candy crush and dating apps.
Exceptions will be allowed. if it was official Wants use Blocked application for professional purposes, like public Connect, they can ask for permission to do so. issue in Point: Guerini posted the announcement of the ban on Twitter.
Chinese-owned short video app on smart phones of government personnel He was also Banned by the United States, Germany, Britain and the European Commission. Because of concerns that Chinese intelligence agents may use TikTok to collect data and manipulate US users and administrators also Consider a total ban on application.
While Tiktok rejects all allegations. the softwarewhich is part of Internet company ByteDance with headquarters in China downloaded by more More than a billion users worldwide.
Chinese authorities can force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance Ltd. , in hand over data on international Users or pay pro-Beijing narratives.
The company’s CEO, Xu Ziqiu, pressed back on Affirmations that TikTok or ByteDance tools of Chinese government during the interrogation on Thursday. The company confirmed that 60% of ByteDance is owned by global Institutional investors.
Chinese law enforcement in 2017 requires companies give the government Any personal data relevant to the country national protection. There is no evidence of TikTok turning around over Data like this, however, concerns abound because of their immensity amount of User data you collect.
