Social Media Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. The commission said it was implementing the measure to "protect data and increase cybersecurity". TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has faced allegations that it harvests users' data and hands it to the Chinese government. TikTok insists it operates no differently from other social media. European Union (EU) industry chief Thierry Breton told a news conference that the union's executive is very focused on cybersecurity, declining to provide further details. The ban also means that European Commission staff cannot use TikTok on personal devices that have official apps installed. US state of Indiana sues Chinese-owned TikTok New bill would ban TikTok in the US TikTok denies it could be used to track US citizens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Fair enough. Work devices are for work not personal social media <deleted>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeymaus Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 "bbc.com European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices The organisation, which has around 32,000 employees, says the measure is to increase cybersecurity." They want to increase cybersecurity. I was hoping they want to increase productivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayC Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 16 minutes ago, Mickeymaus said: "bbc.com European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices The organisation, which has around 32,000 employees, says the measure is to increase cybersecurity." They want to increase cybersecurity. I was hoping they want to increase productivity. I imagine that they hope to increase productivity as well. It's a goal for most organisations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 A friend has very recently put his professional life at risk by inadvertently posting a tik tok video to his social media which was picked up by many within his professional life. Apart from his evident lack of one handed keyboard skills, what on earth was a man in his fifties doing watching that stuff? His job, ‘Corporate Counsel’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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