"Danish Parliament Urges to Remove TikTok Over Cybersecurity"

The Danish parliament recently urged lawmakers and employees with the 179-member assembly against having TikTok on work phones as a cybersecurity measure.  The popular video-sharing app, which is Chinese-owned, faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and the U.S. over security and data privacy amid worries that TikTok could be used to promote pro-Beijing views or sweep up users' information.  The assembly acted after an assessment from Denmark's Center for Cyber Security, which had said there was a risk of espionage.  The agency is part of Denmark's foreign intelligence service.  Earlier this month, the European Union's executive branch said it had temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure.  The EU's action follows similar moves in the U.S., where more than half of the country's 50 states and Congress have banned TikTok from official government devices.

The Associated Press reports: "Danish Parliament Urges to Remove TikTok Over Cybersecurity"