Government departments have been advised not to use TikTok on work devices because security threats cannot be ruled out. The app is to be removed from work phones used by staff at State agencies and Government departments in a precautionary move based on advice by the security advisory body. TikTok has come under fire in the US, Europe and Asia, where a growing number of governments have banned the app from devices used for official business over worries it poses risks to cybersecurity and data privacy or could be used to push pro-Beijing narratives and misinformation. Director of the National...