The European Commission charges TikTok: its employees will have to remove the application

The European Commission is following in the footsteps of the United States government. In this case, it was the European Union’s own computer service. asked all employees to remove TikTok from their corporate mobile devices., and even for personal use with corporate applications. The reason is data protection, and TikTok has had more than one controversy over this.

According to website EURACTIVEthe petition was emailed to all officers European Union this morning. The text explicitly states that this measure was taken to “protect the Commission’s data and enhance its cybersecurity.”

All members will have to remove the application from their mobile devices from today until March 15. What happens in case of non-compliance? Those who, due to inattention or opposition, do not remove the application will lose access to corporate services. Among them is access to European Commission e-mail and Skype for Business.

For its part, TikTok has already expressed its opinion on this matter. Through communication with EURACTIVE, a TikTok spokesperson comments that “we are disappointed with this decision, which we believe is wrong and based on fundamental misconceptions.” Except, They claim that they have already contacted members of the European Commission. revise the decision and resolve the misunderstanding.

We have reached out to the Commission to clarify the situation and explain how we protect the data of the 125 million people across the EU who flock to TikTok every month.

Representative of TikTok EURACTIVE

TikTok targeted by the European Union and the US

Since its inception, TikTok has been targeted by the US. However, it was not until November 2022 that the company admitted that it could access the personal data of its users. Forbes report in which the publication claimed that the application did this to spy on journalists.

Since then, the United States government has taken action on this issue. So, they banned the app on all government devices in the country. In fact, the shock in this North American country has been so great that even universities have banned their students from using TikTok as long as they are connected to their campus Wi-Fi networks.

TikTok still has a long way to go before gaining the trust of Western countries. While the company claims to treat its users’ information with great care, the truth is the damage has already been done.