The Canadian government banned TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices in late February, citing serious privacy and security risks for users.
OTTAWA—An intelligence brief obtained by the Star suggests the federal government was warned TikTok misled the public and governments about its data harvesting and security practices months beforeThe detail comes from a document prepared by the Privy Council Office’s Intelligence Assessment Secretariat, which compiled a brief for the government last September outlining a series of concerns about the wildly popular video sharing app.
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier painted the move as a precautionary measure “given concerns about the legal regime that governs the information collected from mobile devices,” but noted there had been “no evidence” the Canadian government had been compromised. The company has long pushed back against the Canadian government’s rationale, telling the Star in March no one from Ottawa ever spoke to TikTok officials about the validity of their concerns or shared on what information its decision was based.
When asked how the Intelligence Assessment Secretariat concluded TikTok was providing “false” reassurances, and whether that included false promises to the Canadian government, the PCO said the report “speaks for itself” and would not comment further publicly. TikTok told the Star it stands by its earlier statements that Beijing has no direct or indirect control over the app and that it is not subject to Chinese law. A spokesperson said the company remains willing to come to the table with government officials to clarify the app’s operations and practices and is ready to have those conversations now.
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