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Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations in the country over security concerns

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over security concerns following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act Canada’s decision to require ByteDance to dissolve the operations of the popular video-sharing platform was guided by security and intelligence advice. The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.

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Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devices

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The ban will be effective starting from October 30, 2023, after this date, the apps will be uninstalled from the devices and users will be blocked from downloading the apps. On a mobile device, the WeChat and Kaspersky applications data collection methods provide considerable access to the device’s contents.”

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US sued TikTok and ByteDance for violating children’s privacy laws

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“According to the complaint, from 2019 to the present, TikTok knowingly permitted children to create regular TikTok accounts and to create, view, and share short-form videos and messages with adults and others on the regular TikTok platform. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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META hit with privacy complaints by EU consumer groups

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Consumer groups assert that Meta is not adhering to various rules established by the European privacy regulation GDPR: Fair Processing (Article 5(1)(a)): Personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. Consumer groups claim that Meta’s data collection is unfair and lacks transparency.

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Why You Should Opt Out of Sharing Data With Your Mobile Provider

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A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 475 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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New York Times source code compromised via exposed GitHub token SolarWinds fixed multiple flaws in Serv-U and SolarWinds Platform Pandabuy was extorted twice by the same threat actor UAC-0020 threat actor used the SPECTR Malware to target Ukraine’s defense forces Chinese threat actor exploits old ThinkPHP flaws since October 2023 A new Linux (..)

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Canada is going to ban TikTok on government mobile devices

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The Canadian government announced it will ban the video app TikTok from all government-issued devices over security concerns. Canada is going to ban the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok from the mobile devices of its employees over security concerns. The app will be removed from government devices this week.