The new Texas rules will bar TikTok from all state-issued cell phones, laptops, desktops, and tablets. Nearly 30 states have enacted similar bans.
“The security risks associated with the use of TikTok on devices used to conduct the important business of our state must not be underestimated or ignored,” Abbott said. “Owned by a Chinese company that employs Chinese Communist Party members, TikTok harvests significant amounts of data from a user’s device, including details about a user’s internet activity.”prohibit TikTok from all state-issued cell phones, laptops, desktops, tablets, and other devices able to connect to the internet.
. The ban also applies to mostly Chinese hardware makers including Huawei, ZTE, and surveillance camera maker Hikvision. “It is critical that state agencies and employees are protected from the vulnerabilities presented by the use of this app and other prohibited technologies as they work on behalf of their fellow Texans,” Abbott added.MobyFox has partnered with the NFL Players Association to bring mega fans a series of hand-crafted Apple Watch bands crafted from authentic football leather. Choose from bands featuring Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Mac Jones, Justin Fields, Josh Allen, and Dak Prescott.
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