TikTok: security minister asks National Cyber Security Centre to look into safety of app over links to China
By Sam Johnson
Published 14th Mar 2023, 11:15 BST
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UK security minister Tom Tugendhat has asked the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to look into the safety of the Chinese-owned TikTok app.
The Minister for Security did not rule out following other governments in banning the video sharing app from work phones. TikTok has come under scrutiny in the US and EU over security and data privacy concerns.
Some fear TikTok could be used to gather data from devices and promote pro-China views. The EU Commission and more than half of US states and Congress have already introduced a ban over concerns around potential cyberattacks.