The Saskatchewan Government is banning TikTok from all government-owned units, pending the outcomes of a federal menace evaluation.
The federal authorities and different provinces have already achieved the identical.
The choice got here after a evaluation by the chief data officer of Canada.
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The ban will apply to all ministries, crowns and companies, and the federal government caucus.
Canada’s federal privateness watchdog additionally introduced on Thursday that it’s launching a joint investigation into TikTok with three provincial counterparts.
The investigation, the privateness commissioner’s workplace stated, will dig into whether or not TikTok’s practices are “in compliance” with Canadian privateness laws and whether or not “meaningful consent is being obtained for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.”
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Of specific concern to the watchdogs is the privateness of the youthful Canadians, who dominate using the appliance within the nation.
Saskatchewan remains to be consulting with the provincial privateness commissioner on the following steps.
— with information from Global News’ Rachel Gilmore
