This was announced in Ottawa by Mona Fortier, head of the Canadian Treasury Board, according to a Ukrinform correspondent.

“The Government of Canada is committed to keeping government information safe. We monitor our systems regularly and take steps to respond to risks. From February 28, 2023, the TikTok app will be removed from government-issued mobile devices. Users of such devices will also be banned from downloading this app in the future,” he said.

According to him, after thoroughly reviewing TikTok, “Canada’s Chief Information Technology Officer decided that it posed an unacceptable risk to privacy and security.”

It was noted that the decision to remove and block was taken. TikTok on government devices, “considered as an injunction, especially given concerns about the legal regime that regulates information collected from mobile devices.”

“On a mobile device, TikTok’s data collection methods provide significant access to the phone’s content,” Fortier said.

“The risk of using this app is clear, but we currently have no evidence of government information being compromised.

“In general, the decision to use a particular social networking app or platform is a personal preference,” the minister said. said.

We remind you: before using the TikTok app on official devices The European Commission banned its employees.