Roumanie : la Cour constitutionnelle annule le premier tour de l’élection présidentielle du fait de graves manipulations sur TikTok
Cette décision est prise au lendemain de la déclassification de documents du renseignement national faisant état d’une opération d’envergure sur TikTok en faveur du candidat prorusse, Calin Georgescu, arrivé en tête du premier tour de l’élection présidentielle, à la surprise générale.
Government of Canada orders the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act
“As a result of a multi-step national security review process, which involves rigorous scrutiny by Canada’s national security and intelligence community, the Government of Canada has ordered the wind up of the Canadian business carried on by TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s operations in Canada through the establishment of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. The decision was based on the information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada’s security and intelligence community and other government partners.
European Commission forces TikTok rewards program to shut down on the continent
European regulators said TikTok Lite Rewards potentially caused addictive behavior, and the company failed to provide a risk assessment before launching the program.
To attract users across the Global Majority, many technology companies have introduced “lite” versions of their products: Applications that are designed for lower-bandwidth contexts. TikTok is no exception, with TikTok Lite estimated to have more than 1 billion users. Mozilla and AI Forensics research reveals that TikTok Lite doesn’t just reduce required bandwidth, however. In our opinion, it also reduces trust and safety. In comparing TikTok Lite with the classic TikTok app, we found several discrepancies between trust and safety features that could have potentially dangerous consequences in the context of elections and public health. Our research revealed TikTok Lite lacks basic protections that are afforded to other TikTok users, including content labels for graphic, AI-generated, misinformation, and dangerous acts videos. TikTok Lite users also encounter arbitrarily shortened video descriptions that can easily eliminate crucial context. Further, TikTok Lite users have fewer proactive controls at their disposal. Unlike traditional TikTok users, they cannot filter offensive keywords or implement screen management practices. Our findings are concerning, and reinforce patterns of double-standard. Technology platforms have a history of neglecting users outside of the US and EU, where there is markedly less potential for constraining regulation and enforcement. As part of our research, we discuss the implications of this pattern and also offer concrete recommendations for TikTok Lite to improve.
US sues TikTok for collecting mass data on kids 13 and under
The US government is suing TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over “widespread” privacy violations that it illegally collects data on kids 13 and under.
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ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses
As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services themselves could get hacked too.
TikTok fails 'disinformation test' before EU vote, study shows
Wildly popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed Tuesday (4 June), flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its ability to detect election falsehoods.
European Commission to open investigation into TikTok, Bloomberg reports | Reuters
the European Commission will open an investigation into TikTok in the coming weeks over concerns that changes the firm made to comply with the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA) were not enough to protect under-age users, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. TikTok has not received notice from the European Commission of an investigation and is in regular dialogue with European Union authorities, a spokesperson told Reuters when asked about the Bloomberg report. The EC declined to comment.
Hyundai to hold software-upgrade clinics across the US for vehicles targeted by thieves | AP News
Hyundai says it will set up “mobile clinics” at five U.S. locations to provide anti-theft software upgrades for vehicles now regularly targeted by thieves using a technique popularized on TikTok and other social platforms.
TikTok : une analyse technique helvétique des risques de sécurité
Suite aux interdictions d’utilisation de TikTok à du personnel de l’UE, le nouvel Institut national suisse pour les tests de cybersécurité a publié les résultats de ses tests techniques sur l’application, recommandant de considérer son utilisation avec précaution.
Ex-ByteDance Executive Accuses TikTok Parent Company of ‘Lawlessness’
The former executive sued ByteDance, which owns TikTok, for wrongful termination and accused the company of lifting content from rivals and “supreme access” by the Chinese Communist Party.
One evening in late December last year, I received a cryptic phone call from a PR director at TikTok, the popular social media app. I’d written extensively about the company for the Financial Times, so we’d spoken before. But it was puzzling to hear from her just before the holidays, especially since I wasn’t working on anything related to the company at the time.
Controversy surrounding TikTok, the popular Chinese company-owned social media platform, has continued to give rise to impasse in recent weeks. Just days after the Biden administration issued a divestiture-or-ban ultimatum to the company and Beijing firmly opposed a forced sale, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in Congress to try to save the app’s U.S. operations.
TikTok reste autorisé sur les téléphones des fonctionnaires suisses
Après d'intenses semaines de réflexion, de clarifications internes et d'enquêtes techniques, l'administration fédérale a décidé de ne pas bannir TikTok des téléphones de fonction. Une décision à contre-courant de nombreux pays européens.
France bans all recreational apps from government devices
The government of France has banned TikTok – and all other recreational apps – from phones issued to its employees. The nation's ministère de la transformation et de la fonction publiques last Friday issued a statement PDF announcing the policy, which minister of transformation and public service Stanislas Guerini justified on grounds that no recreational apps have sufficiently robust security for them to be deployed on government-owned devices.
Czech cybersecurity office labels TikTok a security threat
The state cybersecurity watchdog issued an official warning and labelled the Chinese application TokTok as a threat, following in the footsteps of the US, the European Commission and Canada.
We Found 28,000 Apps Sending Data to TikTok. A Ban Won't Help.
TikTok’s software development kits could undermine Joe Biden's order to stop internet traffic flowing from federal employees' phones to TikTok within 30 days.
Danish parliament urges to remove TikTok over cybersecurity
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish parliament on Tuesday urged lawmakers and employees with the 179-member assembly against having TikTok on work phones as a cybersecurity measure, saying “there is a risk of espionage.”
France bans all recreational apps from government devices
The government of France has banned TikTok – and all other recreational apps – from phones issued to its employees. The nation's ministère de la transformation et de la fonction publiques last Friday issued a statement [PDF](https://www.transformation.gouv.fr/files/presse/cp_interdiction_applications_recreatives_telephone_pro_agents.pdf) announcing the policy, which minister of transformation and public service Stanislas Guerini justified on grounds that no recreational apps have sufficiently robust security for them to be deployed on government-owned devices.
Czech cybersecurity office labels TikTok a security threat
The state cybersecurity watchdog issued an official warning and labelled the Chinese application TokTok as a threat, following in the footsteps of the US, the European Commission and Canada.
We Found 28,000 Apps Sending Data to TikTok. A Ban Won't Help.
TikTok’s software development kits could undermine Joe Biden's order to stop internet traffic flowing from federal employees' phones to TikTok within 30 days.
Danish parliament urges to remove TikTok over cybersecurity
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish parliament on Tuesday urged lawmakers and employees with the 179-member assembly against having TikTok on work phones as a cybersecurity measure, saying “there is a risk of espionage.”
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