Open this photo in gallery: WeChat has joined TikTok on the list of Chinese-owned apps banned from use on Canadian federal government devices.Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press The Canadian government has banned the Chinese social media application WeChat from government phones, citing an “unacceptable level of risk” to security and privacy. It’s the third Chinese technology brand that has seen its usage in Canada restricted by the Canadian government in about 16 months. Ottawa barred Huawei Technologies’ equipment from this country’s 5G wireless network in May 2022, citing national security and the need to safeguard Canada’s telecommunications infrastructure. Huawei is one…