Czechia’s National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) warned that devices such as mobile phones with the Chinese social media platform TikTok, which is used worldwide, can be tapped into critical communication or infrastructure systems.
NUKIB made a statement regarding the possible dangers posed by the TikTok application.
In the statement, it was warned that critical infrastructure systems and communication elements can be listened to through devices using the application in question.
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Pointing out that the application in question is widely used, users were asked to take this situation into consideration.
Ministry of Interior employees will not be able to use the app
On the other hand, Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan told the press that employees of the ministry cannot use the application on cell phones or similar devices.
Security concerns about TikTok have been raised in different countries before, and employees working in public institutions in the US, European Union institutions and Canada were banned from using this application.