UK: TikTok is dangerous for government officials

The UK will ban the use of the social networking site TikTok on government phones and electronic devices for security reasons, the Duchy of Lancaster's Chancellor and UK Cabinet Secretary Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons.

"We are going to ban TikTok on government devices. We are going to do that immediately," he said. - 'We are moving to a system where government devices will only be able to access third country apps on a pre-approved list. This system is already in place in many agencies, now it will become the rule for the entire government."

According to the minister, social networking applications, particularly TikTok, collect and store a large amount of information about users, including contacts, user content and geolocation information.

"On government electronic devices, this information can be sensitive," Dowden said, adding that there is a risk that apps could use government data.