Cities and police services across Ontario say they are following the federal government\u0027s lead in banning TikTok from work and government\u002Downed 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.Article content
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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