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TikTok is one of the fastest growing social apps, with more than 1.5 billion downloads. Now the US Army has banned soldiers from downloading the app on government-issued phones.
Despite its popularity with users and celebrities - the app touts over 1.3 billion installs worldwide - several incidents over the past year have caused privacy experts to question how data from TikTok is being collected, used and whether it is being censored by China's government. The ban follows guidance issued Dec. 16 by the U.S. Department of Defense, which identifies TikTok as having potential security risks associated with its use, a U.S. Army spokesperson told Threatpost.
The U.S. Army is following the lead of the Navy in banning soldiers from using TikTok, a Chinese-made video sharing and social media app, on their government-issued phones, according to the news site Military.com. In guidance issued Dec. 16, the Defense Department, in a "Cyber Awareness Message," identified TikTok as having "Potential security risks associated with its use" and requested that military personnel remove the app from government-issued phones, according to Military.com.
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