2020-01-06 17:09
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Alex Lowe

US Army now bans TikTok, following the US Navy in December

US Army now bans TikTok, following the US Navy in December

In December, the US Navy announced it was banning the use of TikTok on government issues phones and devices, due to the concern that it could affect personal information and banning the use of the social network would help “safeguard their personal information.” – according to Lieutenant Colonel Uriah Orland from the US Navy.

Now the US Army is the latest American military department to ban the Chinese owned social network, military.com spoke to Lt. Col. Robin Ochoa regarding the ban who said that TikTik is “considered a cyber threat” to the Army and that soldiers were notified in December to delete TikTok.

Why ban it?

The concern is that the considering TikTok is Chinese owned, it may have ways of the Chinese government to influence people and or gain information from people.

Source: Military.com

Alex Lowe

US Army now bans TikTok, following the US Navy in December

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

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