Canada's federal and provincial privacy regulators are also jointly investigating the app, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance Ltd. However, the Treasury Board said that the decision to use a social media application is a personal choice.
Canada on Monday blocked Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from government tools, saying it posed a risk to privacy and security. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat said in a statement that Canada has also taken steps to prevent federal employees from downloading the application in the future. It has been said in the statement that Tiktok's data collection methods help in accessing confidential things of the phone. Earlier, a similar step has been taken in the United States and the European Union.
At the same time, this action of Canada can create another rift in Sino-Canadian relations, which have been tense in recent years for various reasons. Recently, Ottawa (Capital of Canada) had accused China that it had tried to influence the elections. In addition, it is carrying out aerial and maritime surveillance activities. However, Beijing (the capital of China) has denied the allegations and urged Ottawa to stop such statements.
Tiktok disappointed with Canada's decision
Tiktok said that he is disappointed with Canada's decision. A spokesperson for the company said in an emailed statement that it was not contacted to discuss any concerns before making this decision, without citing any specific security concerns about TikTok.
Application usage decision personal preference
Let us tell you that Canada's federal and provincial privacy regulators are also jointly investigating the app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance Limited. However, the Treasury Board said that the decision to use a social media application is a personal choice. But the Canadian Center for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) guidance from the Communications Security Establishment strongly recommends that Canadians understand the risks.
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