In the first part of this mini-series, we identified that showing everyday users how to secure data may not be as important as highlighting why data security matters. The “why” helps.
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if this stays secret, do you have a quiet escalation which will not safe for anyone. moving to the uk, where the government has banned ministers and civil servants from using the social media app tiktok on their phones and devices, over security concerns. it s been claimed that the chinese owned video sharing app passes information about users to the chinese government: something the owners, bytedance deny. the uk is following the united states, and the european commission, in banning the app from government devices. mr speaker, this is a precautionary move. we know that there is already use of tiktok across government, but it is also good cyber hygiene. given the particular risk around government devices which may contain sensitive information, it is both prudent and proportionate to restrict the use of certain apps, particularly when it comes to apps or a large amount of data can be stored and accessed.
the apparent ultimatum saying that washington has filled to produce evidence that tiktok is a threat to national security. the popular social media platform is under growing scrutiny, governments around the world are concerned data collected from users phones could hand up in the hands of chinese government. new zealand and the uk announced that tiktok will be banned on government devices following similar measures by the u.s., canada, and the british union. they say that this explanation to lawmakers. mister speaker, this is a precautionary move, we know that there is already limited use of tiktok across government but it is also good cyber hygiene. for more on, this i want to bring in chris walker, who is the author of the book, tiktok boom about how the act is shaping the social media. and, he joins us now from newcastle, england. thank you so much for being with us. we just started a growing number of governments around the world have banned tiktok on official government device
use of tick tock across government but it is also good cyber hygiene. tiktok. given the particular risk around government devices which may contain sensitive information, it is both prudent and proportionate to restrict the use of certain apps particularly when it comes to those where a large amount of data can be stored and accessed. this ban applies to government corporate devices within ministerial and non ministerial departments but it will not extend to personal devices for government employees or ministers all the general public. that is because as i have outlined this is a proportionate move based on a specific risk with government devices. however, is always the case, we advise individuals to practice caution and to consider each social media platform for data policies before downloading and using them. of course it is the case that receive regular security