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EC staff are banned from using TikTok, they must uninstall the app by March 15

2023-02-23 12:54:04Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

EC staff are banned from using TikTok, they must uninstall the app by March 15

The European Commission has banned staff from using Chinese social media app TikTok over security concerns, in the latest example of rising tensions between Beijing and the West.

Western governments are increasingly alarmed by evidence that Chinese technology companies help the Communist Party and its intelligence services collect vast amounts of data around the world - with a particular focus on targets of high political value. and security.

A senior official told POLITICO that all staff were ordered Thursday morning to remove TikTok from their official devices and that they should also remove the app from their personal devices if they have any work-related apps installed. Alternatively, staff members can delete work-related apps from their personal phones if they insist on keeping TikTok.

"To protect the Commission's data and enhance its cyber security, the EC's Corporate Governance Board has decided to suspend the TikTok app on corporate devices and personal devices registered with the Commission's mobile device service," said the email sent to staff Thursday morning.

Officials are being asked to uninstall the video-sharing app "as soon as possible" and before March 15. "Starting March 15, devices with the app installed will be considered incompatible with the corporate environment," the email said. Other EU institutions, including the Council and Parliament, are likely to eventually follow suit with a ban on the Chinese app, although it may take much longer for the Parliament in particular to be able to implement such a policy.

The suspension may be publicly announced at the Commission's regular noon conference. In a statement to POLITICO, TikTok said the decision was "wrong."

"We are disappointed with this decision, which we believe is wrong and based on fundamental misunderstandings," a TikTok spokesperson said. "We have contacted the Commission to fix the data and explain how we protect the data of the 125 million people across the EU who come to TikTok every month."


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