TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the US, but the US House of Representatives' chief administrative officer says the video sharing app - which is owned by a Chinese company - poses a security risk.
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The US House of Representatives has ordered its staff to delete TikTok from any House-issued mobile devices and forbidden them to download it in the future, according to an internal memo obtained by NBC News. The email, which was sent by the House's chief administrative officer Catherine L Szpindor on Tuesday, said the office's cybersecurity unit had found"House staff are NOT allowed to download the TikTok app on any House mobile devices," the memo said."If you have the TikTok app on your House mobile device, you will be contacted to remove it."
One of the most popular apps in US, TikTok is owned by ByteDance, which is based in Beijing. Tens of millions of Americans use it every day.rising security concernsA measure banning TikTok on some government devices was included in the $1.7trn omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last week. It included a ban on the video sharing app and of any application provided by ByteDance on all executive branch devices. It did not apply to members of Congress and their staff.
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