The government says both apps will be removed from its devices today and users will be blocked from downloading WeChat or Kaspersky products in the future.
con for the smartphone apps WeChat is shown on a smartphone screen in Beijing, on Aug. 7, 2020. The federal government is banning WeChat and Kaspersky applications from its phones over security concerns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark SchiefelbeinThe federal government is banning WeChat and Kaspersky applications from its phones over security concerns.
WeChat is a social network, messaging and payments app from Chinese company Tencent, while Kaspersky was founded by Russian entrepreneur Eugene Kaspersky and offers cybersecurity and antivirus software.
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