{"id":539245,"date":"2023-01-13T13:18:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T10:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wisconsin-north-carolina-ban-tiktok-from-state-devices-on-security-concerns\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T13:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T10:18:05","slug":"wisconsin-north-carolina-ban-tiktok-from-state-devices-on-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wisconsin-north-carolina-ban-tiktok-from-state-devices-on-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Wisconsin, North Carolina ban TikTok from state devices on security concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b0dc13ea25\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b0dc13ea25\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wisconsin-north-carolina-ban-tiktok-from-state-devices-on-security-concerns\/#%E2%80%9CWisconsin_North_Carolina_ban_TikTok_from_state_devices_on_security_concerns%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Wisconsin, North Carolina ban TikTok from state devices on security concerns&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWisconsin_North_Carolina_ban_TikTok_from_state_devices_on_security_concerns%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Wisconsin, North Carolina ban TikTok from state devices on security concerns&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The governors of Wisconsin and North Carolina on Thursday signed orders banning TikTok on government devices due to cyber security concerns, joining other states and the federal government in prohibiting the use of the popular video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to banning Chinese-owned TikTok from state devices, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said he was banning vendors, products and services from other Chinese companies including Huawei Technologies, Hikvision\u00a0(002415.SZ), Tencent Holdings\u00a0(0700.HK)\u00a0\u2013 the owner of WeChat, ZTE Corp\u00a0(000063.SZ)\u00a0as well as Russian-based Kaspersky Lab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the digital age, defending our state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and cybersecurity infrastructure and protecting digital privacy have to be a top priority for us as a state,\u201d Evers said.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper\u00a0signed an order\u00a0directing officials to develop a policy within 14 days that prohibits the use of TikTok, WeChat and \u201cpotentially other applications\u201d that present cybersecurity risks on state devices.<\/p>\n<p>More than 20 other states have also banned TikTok, owned by Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance, from state devices including\u00a0Ohio, New Jersey\u00a0and Arkansas earlier this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1240735108.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an order\u00a0to motion officials on a final decision on a policy that will prohibit the use of TikTok.\" class=\"wp-image-25351298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1240735108.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1240735108.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1240735108.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1240735108.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an order\u00a0to motion officials on a final decision on a policy that will prohibit the use of TikTok.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TikTok said it was \u201cdisappointed that so many states are jumping on the political bandwagon to enact policies that will do nothing to advance cybersecurity in their states and are based on unfounded falsehoods about TikTok.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic governors of Wisconsin and North Carolina joined mostly Republican governors who have led the charge to ban TikTok from state devices.<\/p>\n<p>Calls to ban TikTok from government devices gained steam after U.S. FBI Director Christopher Wray said in November it poses national security risks.<\/p>\n<p>Wray flagged the threat that the Chinese government could harness the app to influence users or control their devices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1242244179.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"TikTok said it was &quot;disappointed that so many states are jumping on the political bandwagon&quot; of banning the app.\" class=\"wp-image-25351299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1242244179.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1242244179.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1242244179.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1242244179.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>TikTok said it was \u201cdisappointed that so many states are jumping on the political bandwagon\u201d of banning the app.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For three years, TikTok \u2013 which has more than 100 million users \u2013 has been seeking to assure Washington that the personal data of U.S. citizens cannot be accessed and its content cannot be manipulated by China\u2019s Communist Party or any other entity under Beijing\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, President Joe Biden signed into law a government funding bill that included a ban on federal employees from using or downloading TikTok on government-owned devices.<\/p>\n<p>The law gives the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 60 days \u201cto develop standards and guidelines for executive agencies requiring the removal\u201d of TikTok from federal devices. 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