The Salt Lake County Council, the most recent official body to restrict usage of the app, decided last week to outlaw TikTok on smartphones owned by it.
Because TikTok, a Chinese firm owned by ByteDance, may be required by Chinese law to hand over the intellectual property and confidential data of American users to the Chinese government, the company has come under heightened scrutiny from American politicians.
Although county employees would still be permitted to use the app on their own devices, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson stated that it is “no secret that everyone’s concerned about China right now” and that she thought it was necessary for the government to impose some limitations.
Wilson remarked, “Tensions are high, and I think it’s a tough one. “You want people to appreciate living in the United States and the conveniences it offers, but I do believe that there are some precautions we do need to take at this specific time.”
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The TikTok application and related internet or social media services “are not permitted to install, access or use on any county IT resource or system,” including county-issued phones and tablets, according to the new policy.
Here we given the tweet tweeted by @KSL5TV:
The Salt Lake County Council voted last week to ban TikTok on devices it owns, becoming the latest government entity to limit use of the app.https://t.co/05C20Fynmx
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 18, 2023
A similar executive order was issued by Utah Governor Spencer Cox in December, which forbade state agencies or agency personnel from installing or using the program on state-owned mobile devices, laptops, PCs, and tablets.
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