Daily Archives: March 25, 2023

TikTok banned on London City Hall devices over security concerns

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Move by Greater London Authority comes after Chinese-owned app was blocked on UK parliamentary devices

London City Hall staff will no longer have TikTok on their devices in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.

The Greater London Authority (GLA) said the rule was implemented as it takes information security “extremely seriously”.

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TikTok to be banned from UK parliamentary devices

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Move follows UK government’s decision to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app

Parliament is to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from “all parliamentary devices and the wider parliamentary network”, citing the need for cybersecurity.

The move goes further than the ban last week of the app on government mobile phones and devices, covering the whole parliamentary network. That means that MPs and parliamentary staff who continue to have TikTok installed on personal devices will find the service blocked if they try to access it over parliamentary wifi.

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BBC urges staff to delete TikTok from company mobile phones

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Move comes after UK government bans app on government devices over fears of data being accessed by Chinese state

The BBC has urged its staff to delete the Chinese-own social media app TikTok from corporate mobile phones.

Guidance to BBC staff circulated on Sunday said: “We don’t recommend installing TikTok on a BBC corporate device unless there is a justified business reason. If you do not need TikTok for business reasons, TikTok should be deleted.”

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