Australian MPs Advised to Use Two Phones Amid TikTok Security Concerns

Australian MPs Advised to Use Two Phones Amid TikTok Security Concerns
The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office in Culver City, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Australian lawmakers and their staff have been advised to get two phones to keep work and private information separate, amid widespread security concerns over TikTok.

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), an intelligence and cybersecurity agency, has warned members of parliament in private briefings recently that some social media apps are over-collecting data and constantly demanding access to users’ contacts, locations, and other apps on the device, according to Australian Financial Review.

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