Public servants advised to remove TikTok from work devices

Chinese-owned TikTok has come under fire in the US, Europe and Asia, where a growing number of governments have banned the app from devices used for official business over worries it poses risks to cybersecurity and data privacy

Public servants have been advised not to use TikTok on work phones because security threats from China cannot be ruled out.

Amid concerns that information is shared with Chinese authorities, Government ministers, civil servants, and State employees have been asked to delete the video-sharing app from their phones and other devices.