Amazon employees asked to remove TikTok from phones over 'security risks' concerns

Amazon asked its employees to remove TikTok from ir mobile devices on Friday, July 10. According to reports, an email sent by company to its employees cited an unspecified ‘security risk’ as reason for move. Reports also state that employees cant access ir official email accounts with app on devices.

While employees have been asked to remove TikTok from ir mobile devices, y are still free to access Chinese video-sharing platform on ir Amazon laptop browser. This move by tech giant comes at a time when TikTok is under scrutiny from multiple world governments over privacy concerns.

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Pompeo cites national security

United States has also been considering banning TikTok app as well as or Chinese social media platforms citing a risk to American National Security.

According to reports, Mike Pompeo said that privacy and security of data of Americans are of utmost priority for administration. He added that one single company or organisation is being targeted and that it is about protecting American National Security.

Pompeo added that any comments made by him about any specific app or organisation were spoken in a larger context of how America is evaluating threat posed by Chinese Communist Party.

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Australia is also considering a ban on TikTok app by Chinese developers over security concerns. Several Australian legislators have expressed ir concern over privacy issues and possibility of Chinese government having access to users' data.

However, TikTok has constantly refuted such allegations pertaining to Chinese government's access to user's data. TikTok was banned in India last week.

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