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OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – TikTok will be banned from all Canadian federal government devices on March 1 due to fears that the Chinese social media company’s data collection method creates susceptibility to cyber-attacks.
SCOOP: The federal government is banning TikTok on government devices as of Feb. 28 because the app’s data collection policies create vulnerabilities to cyber threats.
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The National Post reported that a note sent out to Global Affairs Canada employees on Monday stated the “TikTok app will be automatically removed and blocked from use on all government-issued mobile devices.”
The Chief Information Officer of Canada, Catherine Luelo, made the decision that “TikTok’s data collection methods may leave users vulnerable to cyber-attacks.”
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