HE The French government has announced that it will ban the installation of all recreational apps on state-provided devices.. Apps like TikTok, Netflix, and Netflix have not been considered to provide sufficient levels of cybersecurity and data protection for their users.

Several countries have already banned the use of TikTok on government devices for security reasons. But France goes further by banning recreational apps on the devices of officials.

This prohibition could apply apps like TikTok, Twitter, Netflix and even Candy Crush. These applications would not provide a sufficient level of cybersecurity and data protection, putting public officials at risk.

According to the office of the public minister Stanislas Guerni, “After an analysis of the problems, particularly in terms of security, the government has decided to prohibit, with immediate effect, the downloading and installation of recreational applications on work phones made available to State agents.“.

So far, the government has not provided a specific list of apps that will fall under the ban. Guerini said thatsome apps may be exempt from these restrictions if there is necessary communication between the government and the platform.

This measure will affect 2.5 million civil servants, who will have one month to delete the applications in question or consult their service if the application or themselves are affected by the exception, that is, the communication services of the countries that need access to potentially prohibited applications. .

Guerini’s office clarified that sanctions for violating these restrictions can be decided in the “drive levelof each platform. While this measure affects more than 2 million government employees, it did not affect their personal devices.

Tik Tok Ban

In recent months, Euro News has reported that lawmakers from the US federal government, European countries, Canadian states and the UK have stepped up their efforts to restrict access to the company-owned social media platform TikTok. China. called ByteDance.

This measure follows the growing concern about the company’s ties to China, privacy and cybersecurity. That’s why several countries have banned the use of TikTok on government devices, including the Netherlands, Norway, and now France.

Since this issue drew the attention of the press and the authorities, TikTok denies any accusations of collaboration with the Chinese government.

During his testimony before the parliamentary committee yesterday, Chief Executive Shou Chew said that ByteDance was forming an alliance with China. He also clarified that US user data would not be accessible to staff from other countries.