The U.K. has officially banned the use of TikTok on government devices.
The decision comes after a security review made by state authorities.
- The decision was made public by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Dowden.
- According
to the British government, the ban is being implemented due to the
sensitive nature of the information stored on government devices.
- Government employees will still be allowed to use TikTok on their personal electronic devices.
- Exemptions will be made mostly for those working in law enforcement.
- TikTok and its privacy policy have been at the center of discussion for over two years.
- Recently, the European Commission decided to ban the app for all government employees.
- The Belgian federal government has also taken the same decision.
- In the U.S., the House of Representatives ordered all employees to delete the app from their devices only three months ago.
- States
such as Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Tennessee, Iowa, North Dakota, and
others have all banned the app for their federal employees.
