Cities and police services across Ontario say they are following the federal government's lead in banning TikTok from work and government-owned devices, while others consider such bans, as privacy watchdogs assess the video-sharing platform for threats.
The City of Toronto says it has not decided whether to restrict the application on city-issued mobile devices but is actively monitoring for cybersecurity risks. A spokesperson for Hamilton said the city located on the western tip of Lake Ontario has kept its official TikTok account but removed the application from about 40 city-owned devices.
Similar reviews of the Chinese-owned application continue to spread across municipalities and police services.Niagara police said it asked its employees to remove TikTok from all service-issued devices earlier this month while it examines security concerns, but an official account that is only accessible to its communications unit remains active.
Brett Caraway, a professor of communication, culture, information and technology at the University of Toronto, says he is not surprised local governments are looking closely at the application. Caraway added it's clear federal governments might consider such a ban because they deal with highly sensitive matters.
But he noted that appeals to public institutions because it's easier to preserve the security of a single account managed by communication specialists than monitoring dozens of devices controlled by individual employees.
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Ontario cities, police forces ban TikTok on devices while others consider the moveCities and police services across Ontario say they are following the federal government's lead in banning TikTok from work and government-owned devices, while others consider such bans, as privacy watchdogs assess the video-sharing platform for threats.
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