Various sources have pointed out that Amazon has asked its employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices due to security risks, but it could have been a mistake.
Apparently, in an email, Amazon will ordered its employees to eliminate the application of short videos, TikTok, their mobile devices immediately.
“Due to a security risk, the TikTok app is no longer allowed on mobile devices that have access to Amazon email. If you have TikTok on your smartphone, you have to delete it before July 10 in order to maintain access to Amazon mail. At this time, the use of TikTok from the laptop is allowed, “said the internal statement.
In recent weeks, TikTok has been placed in the sights of controversy, as various sources point out that it could be a massive espionage tool in the hands of Beijing, which is why India has banned it from its citizens and the Secretary of State. In the United States, Mike Pompeo assured that his government is planning to do the same.
In fact, Anonymous has warned users of the danger of using TikTok due to serious security problems.
Various independent analyzes by security experts point to the same thing, that “TikTok is a data collection service that is disguised as a social network. “
The group of hacktivists specified that the application is essentially a malware operated by the Chinese government that executes a massive espionage operation.
Amazon says it was a mistake
After the news spread, the e-commerce giant specified that the email was an error.
“This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent by mistake. There are no changes in our policies at this time regarding TikTok, “said a spokesperson for the company.
For now, TikTok, four years after its launch, already has more than a billion active users.
According to Cocktailmarketing statistics, TikTok stands out mainly for hosting young users.
20% of those who use the social network are under the age of 19; 32% are between 20 and 24 years old, while 27% are made up of people between 30 and 40 years old. Adolescents from 13 to 18 years old are the users who use this application the most.
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