This was reported by Radio Pague International, as reported by Ukrinform.

Last week, the National Cybersecurity and Information Security Authority (NÚKIB) issued a warning against the use of TikTok on devices with access to critical information systems. According to NÚKIB, the app poses a security threat.

The order was issued by the Chancery of the Senate of the Czech Republic and the Czech ministries based on the warning of the National Cybersecurity and Information Security Administration.

A similar decision was taken, for example, by the semi-state energy company ČEZ, the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Czech-Moravian Trade Union Confederation, the ČSOB bank and a number of other institutions, organizations and companies.

Earlier, Prague City Hall announced a similar decision. The Ministry of Defense also banned the Chinese app WeChat from being installed on the device.

The ban often covers personal devices if employees use them for work. This is due to a survey conducted by the ČTK agency among authorities and companies. Only some public institutions had their own accounts in the social network “TikTok”, for example, the Administration of the Government of the Czech Republic has already deleted the account.

According to the news of Ukrinform, on March 7, NATO member Denmark’s Ministry of Defense banned its employees from using the video sharing application “TikTok” on their work phones in connection with the strengthening of security measures in cyberspace.

On March 16, the UK banned the use of the Chinese “TikTok” app on business phones of ministers and officials.

On March 17, New Zealand banned the use of the Chinese “TikTok” app on devices with access to the parliamentary network due to cybersecurity concerns.

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