Security News > 2022 > December > US House boots TikTok from government phones

The US government's New Year's resolution for 2023: no more TikTok at work.

In an email to members and staff Tuesday, the Committee on House Administration banned the use of TikTok from House-managed mobile devices.

Late last month, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order prohibiting the use of TikTok on state-managed devices by government agencies, employees, and contractors.

Some congress members have called for TikTok to be banned from the US entirely.

TikTok may yet avoid getting booted from the US. ByteDance is in ongoing discussions with the US government to resolve security concerns.

As we already know, this hasn't stopped TikTok employees from accessing US user data.

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