The analysis had found there were “risks around how sensitive information can be accessed and used” by the website, he added. The UK’s TikTok decision followed action already taken by allies, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s administration having been under pressure from Conservative backbenches to follow Washington and the European Union’s lead in outlawing it from devices used for official business.Ī spokesman for the Prime Minister told reporters on Friday that a security review concluded that a devices ban “would be a prudent and proportionate step given the potential vulnerability of government data”. TikTok has long said it does not share data with China but the country’s intelligence legislation requires firms to help the Communist Party when requested.Ĭritics fear the policy could expose data to Beijing, with growing concerns about how Xi Jinping’s administration could use technology against the West.ĭuring Boris Johnson’s premiership, ministers ruled that equipment produced by Chinese tech giant Huawei should be stripped out of the UK’s 5G network following security advice and US sanctions on the firm.
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