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TikTok, ‘recreational’ apps banned on French government phones over cybersecurity, data protection risks

( March 24, 2023, 12:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: TikTok and other "recreational" apps are now banned on French government-owned phones, the government announced today. These apps "do not have sufficient levels of cybersecurity and data protection to be deployed on government equipment" and they "constitute a risk to the protection of the data of government  administrations and their public officials," the government said.Le ministre de la Transformation et de la Fonction publiques resserre les boulons en matière de cybersécurité. L'application chinoise TikTok est particulièrement concernée....

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