New Jersey, Ohio join other states in banning TikTok from state devices
Calls to ban TikTok from government devices gained steam after US FBI Director Christopher Wray said in November it poses national security risks.
By REUTERS
Published: JANUARY 10, 2023
New Jersey and Ohio said on Monday they were joining other states in banning the use of the popular video app TikTok on government-owned and managed devices. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said in addition to banning the short-video app owned by Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance from state devices he also was banning software vendors, products, and services from more than a dozen vendors including Huawei, Hikvision, Tencent Holdings, ZTE Corporation and Kaspersky Lab.
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Calls to ban TikTok from government devices gained steam after US FBI Director Christopher Wray said in November it poses national security risks.
By REUTERS
Published: JANUARY 10, 2023
New Jersey and Ohio said on Monday they were joining other states in banning the use of the popular video app TikTok on government-owned and managed devices. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said in addition to banning the short-video app owned by Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance from state devices he also was banning software vendors, products, and services from more than a dozen vendors including Huawei, Hikvision, Tencent Holdings, ZTE Corporation and Kaspersky Lab.
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