Irish Examiner View: Cyber suspicion takes hold as TikTok concerns grow

IDA Ireland has told staff to delete video-sharing app TikTok from their devices, despite the company being one of its clients.

TikTok was fined £12.7m by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office last month for not taking enough action to ensure users younger than 13 were not using the app.

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IDA Ireland confirmed it will be following the advice issued by the National Cyber Security Centre last week that public servants should delete the video-sharing app TikTok from their devices — this is due to fears that the data contained therein could be sent to the Chinese government.