IDA staff told to remove client company TikTok's app from phones

A spokesperson for IDA Ireland said that although TikTok was an IDA Ireland client company, 'compliance with laws and regulations is a matter for the company and the relevant regulatory authorities charged with ensuring their compliance'.

The State's foreign investment agency has told staff to remove TikTok from work phones, despite the social media platform being a client company.

As a State agency, IDA Ireland has confirmed that it will be following the advice issued by the National Cyber Security Centre last week that public servants should delete the video-sharing app from devices over fears that the data contained could be sent to the Chinese government.