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TikTok Ban on Australian Government-Issued Phones Should Also Apply to Other Social Media Apps, experts say (www.techtimes.com)

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The government is right to prohibit the use of Tiktok on work devices, but experts think that the ban should also apply to other apps. "I don't think it's as simple as TikTok - bad; American companies - good. I think they're all bad," Australian National University cybersecurity researcher Vanessa Teague says.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

That's fair, I think any app that wants excessive information from the phone should be suspect but many apps also need benign information to operate.

If it was me I'd say only a few white listed apps should be allowed on government networks and devices.

If you want to make tiktoks or play flappy bird get a private device and keep it off the work wifi.