{"id":55463,"date":"2024-11-08T12:59:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T07:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=55463"},"modified":"2024-11-08T12:59:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T07:59:40","slug":"tiktok-to-close-its-operations-amid-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/tiktok-to-close-its-operations-amid-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok to close its operations amid security concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA: Canada has ordered<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/life-style\/which-fellow-tiktokers-behind-minahil-maliks-leaked-videos\/\"> TikTok<\/a> to cease operations within the country, citing national security risks identified by Canadian intelligence agencies during a comprehensive review.<\/p>\n<p>This move follows earlier steps by the Canadian government to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/tiktoker-minahil-maliks-alleged-explicit-video-leaked\/\">ban TikTok<\/a> from official devices, mirroring similar actions taken by the US. The government hasn&#8217;t outright banned the app, but TikTok must wind down all business activities in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/gilgit-baltistan-to-get-software-technology-hubs-it-centers-in-schools\/\">Minister of Innovation<\/a>, Science and Industry, Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, stated that the decision was based on evidence collected during the review and advice from Canada&#8217;s security and<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/cm-maryam-announces-interest-free-loans-for-livestock-farmers-register-now\/\"> intelligence community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, TikTok plans to challenge Canada&#8217;s order in court, just as it&#8217;s doing with the US ban. A company spokesperson expressed concern that shutting down TikTok&#8217;s Canadian offices would destroy hundreds of well-paying local jobs, emphasizing that the platform will remain available for creators and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>This development is part of a broader debate on TikTok&#8217;s operations worldwide. Other nations are considering similar actions, weighing potential privacy risks associated with the app.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation unfolds, it remains to be seen how well TikTok will function in Canada with its operations ceased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA: Canada has ordered TikTok to cease operations within the country, citing national security risks identified by Canadian intelligence agencies during a comprehensive review. This move follows earlier steps by the Canadian government to ban TikTok from official devices, mirroring similar actions taken by the US. The government hasn&#8217;t outright banned the app, but TikTok [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":14941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[10863,1660,23800],"class_list":["post-55463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-security-concerns","tag-tiktok","tag-tiktok-ban"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55466,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55463\/revisions\/55466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}