Danish Defense Ministry officials banned from installing TikTok on official devices
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The Danish Ministry of Defense issued a press release stating that the Danish Ministry of Defense has banned its employees from using the TikTok app on their official devices. Those who have already installed the application need to uninstall it.
The decision was made on the basis of a recommendation from the Cybersecurity Center, according to a press release.
In February, the Council of the EU, the European Commission and the European Parliament required their employees not to install the TikTok app on devices that store passwords for electronic services of European Union institutions. The European Commission and the Council of the EU mentioned that the requirement applies only to office devices, the European Parliament banned the installation of the application on personal smartphones. The institutes explained their demand by saying that Chinese intelligence agencies can use the application to obtain information.
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