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Published 1 year ago

France bans TikTok (and Candy Crush) from government phones

Summary by Ground News
France will prevent civil servants from downloading all types of social media platforms, gaming and video-streaming apps on their work phones. The ban, which is effective immediately, includes TikTok but is not limited to the Chinese-owned platform. France's move follows bans by European institutions and other EU countries such as the Netherlands.

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Jornal ExpressoJornal Expresso

France bans TikTok, Netflix, Twitter and Candy Crush on civil servants' cell phones

The “risks in terms of cybersecurity and the protection of the data of civil servants and the administration” were the reasons given for the ban. The decision was taken after the National Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI) and the Interministerial Digital Directorate (Dinum) analyzed the apps in question

1 year ago·Portugal
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França proíbe TikTok, Netflix, Twitter e Candy Crush nos smartphones

O TikTok tem estado no centro uma verdadeira investigação sobre a presença de apps nos smartphones dos funcionários públicos. Depois de vários países terem tomado medidas firmes, é agora a vez de França tomar...

1 year ago·Portugal
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Libertatea.roLibertatea.ro

France bans TikTok, Candy Crush and Netflix on civil servants' work phones

French authorities will prevent civil servants from downloading all kinds of social media platforms, games and video streaming apps to their service phones due to cybersecurity and privacy issues, according to a press release published on Friday, reports Politico. France's decision continues a series of similar measures implemented by the European institutions, but by other EU countries, such as the Netherlands. Unlike Brussels and The Hague, ho…

1 year ago·Bucharest, Romania
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Politico EuropePolitico Europe

France bans TikTok, Candy Crush, Netflix for civil servants

Unlike bans in Brussels and The Hague, the French government has also targeted Western apps and platforms from Europe and the US.

1 year ago
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EngadgetEngadget

France bans TikTok (and Candy Crush) from government phones

France is banning TikTok, Netflix and even Candy Crush from public worker phones over security concerns..

1 year ago·United States
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TikTok to Get Banned in France for Use on Smartphones of Civil Servants

France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account. "In order to guarantee the...

1 year ago
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