The European Commission has demanded that employees stop using the TikTok social network from their office smartphones. Brussels media reports. Euractiv with reference to sources.
This decision was taken against the background of increasing measures aimed at improving cybersecurity in Europe.
“The EC Corporate Governance Council to protect commission data and strengthen cybersecurity [Европейской комиссии] In emails sent to European Union officials, it was decided to ban the TikTok app on corporate devices and personal devices registered with the Commission’s mobile device services.
The application must be deleted by March 15, 2023. Those who refuse to comply will lose access to a number of corporate services, including mail and the business version of Skype.
“We are disappointed with this decision, which we believe was wrong and based on fundamental wrongs. We contacted the Commission to clarify and explain how we protect the data of the 125 million people who log into TikTok each month across the EU, a TikTok spokesperson said. It is known that the TikTok service is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
Formerly socialbites.ca we talked about itWhile the US Senate calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their stores.