Other institutions, such as the US Congress, preceded it in this way, with the fear that the Chinese social network could be instrumentalized for spying purposes.
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The European Commission prohibited all its employees from installing the Tiktok application on their phones, announced, Thursday, February 23, a spokesperson for the institution in the world, confirming information from Euractiv and Politico .
According to Euractiv , who was able to consult the email announcing the measure, the request to remove the Chinese social network from all the devices was made Thursday, February 23, enjoining employees to answer them as soon as possible and before March 15. After this date, those who have not deleted the bytedance application will be deprived of access to certain tools, such as their professional email.
The prohibition of using Tiktok applies not only to the professional phones of employees, but also to their personal smartphones if, on the latter, there is any application used for work, Specific Politico .
This decision of the Commission arises while the Chinese social network is the subject of multiple fears concerning the security of its users data and a potential instrumentalization by Chinese power. In November, Tiktok had publicly recognized that the data of its European users could be consulted, “according to the needs of the service”, by employees in several countries, including China.
Other institutions have implemented similar measures in recent months. In the United States, the Congress and more than half of the States have already prohibited this type, and a bill voted in December by the Senate aims to prohibit its use on all devices owned by the Federal State . It must still be voted by the House of Representatives.