UK cybersecurity center looking into risks posed by TikTok
Britain’s security minister says he has asked the country’s National Cyber Security Center to review threats posed by TikTok, amid calls for the U.K. to impose a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app
By SYLVIA HUI
Published - Mar 14, 2023, 08:54 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 22, 2023, 04:24 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Britain's security minister said Tuesday he has asked the country's National Cyber Security Center to review threats posed by TikTok amid calls for the U.K. to impose a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app.
Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said he was waiting for a review from the government's cybersecurity experts before deciding on the “hugely important question.”
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hinted a day earlier that the U.K. could follow the U.S. and the European Union in banning the app from government-issued mobile phones and devices.
“We take security of devices seriously ... and we look also at what our allies are doing,” Sunak said during his visit to the U.S. on Monday.
