Why the US Government's TikTok Ban Isn't Convenient for the Private Sector
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The war against TikTok has begun. Since President Biden approved a ban on US federal government employees downloading or using TikTok on state-owned devices in December 2022, more than two dozen states have moved to ban TikTok. application, due to concerns about ByteDance's data collection practices.
In both the public and private sectors, there are growing fears that data collected by the app could be exposed to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
These concerns are well-founded, with Internet Safety Research 2-0 concluding that the data collected by TikTok is "too intrusive" and "excessive", gathering information from all other apps on the user's phone.
Now that organizations have to consider whether they should follow the US government's lead on banning TikTok altogether, it's important to assess whether banning social media apps is actually practical, especially at the BYOD (bring your own device) era, where the line between personal and work devices is often non-existent.
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look here Examination of the rationale for banning TikTokOne of the main reasons for concern about TikTok's data-sharing practices is that the organization admitted last year that it shared user data of EU citizens with staff in China , Brazil, Canada, Israel, United States and Singapore.
While the organization insists that these methods are intended to maintain the user experience and that they are "recognized by the GDPR", there is still potential for state access, with ByteDance being required to make their data available to the CCP under Chinese law.
Anxiety over TikTok's data collection practices also increased when audio leaks emerged from more than 80 internal meetings, with 14 statements acknowledging that engineers in China had access to personal data of users based in China. in the USA. This controversy reached the point where the United States government opted to ban the app altogether.
“The potential TikTok bans are part of a broader U.S. priority to reduce security risks from China. Other technologies from Huawei, DJI,
Check out all the Smart Security Summit on-demand sessions here.
The war against TikTok has begun. Since President Biden approved a ban on US federal government employees downloading or using TikTok on state-owned devices in December 2022, more than two dozen states have moved to ban TikTok. application, due to concerns about ByteDance's data collection practices.
In both the public and private sectors, there are growing fears that data collected by the app could be exposed to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
These concerns are well-founded, with Internet Safety Research 2-0 concluding that the data collected by TikTok is "too intrusive" and "excessive", gathering information from all other apps on the user's phone.
Now that organizations have to consider whether they should follow the US government's lead on banning TikTok altogether, it's important to assess whether banning social media apps is actually practical, especially at the BYOD (bring your own device) era, where the line between personal and work devices is often non-existent.
EventOn-Demand Smart Security Summit
Learn about the essential role of AI and ML in cybersecurity and industry-specific case studies. Watch the on-demand sessions today.
look here Examination of the rationale for banning TikTokOne of the main reasons for concern about TikTok's data-sharing practices is that the organization admitted last year that it shared user data of EU citizens with staff in China , Brazil, Canada, Israel, United States and Singapore.
While the organization insists that these methods are intended to maintain the user experience and that they are "recognized by the GDPR", there is still potential for state access, with ByteDance being required to make their data available to the CCP under Chinese law.
Anxiety over TikTok's data collection practices also increased when audio leaks emerged from more than 80 internal meetings, with 14 statements acknowledging that engineers in China had access to personal data of users based in China. in the USA. This controversy reached the point where the United States government opted to ban the app altogether.
“The potential TikTok bans are part of a broader U.S. priority to reduce security risks from China. Other technologies from Huawei, DJI,
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