U.S. Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices

Re:U.S. Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices by CivBase on Saturday December 21, 2019 @12:21PM (#21852251)

I'm guessing those phones are to ensure their owners have a dedicated communication channel and a platform to run non-critical tech necessary for their job.

Apps for non-sensitive emails, schedules, maps, org directories, etc.

If the government is putting sensitive military data on an Android or iOS phone, you should be concerned. A whitelist would not be a sufficient safeguard.

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Re:U.S. Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices by Enginerrrd on Saturday December 21, 2019 @12:40PM (#21852337)

I think it's more an issue that non-sensitive data can still be harvested and turned into sensitive data. So for example, troop movements are sensitive. They probably wouldn't be coordinating those over unofficial channels. And normally if, say, a soldier says "I love you" to his family, that's not really sensitive. If all of a sudden, 40% of the soldiers on a base do that though, that's leaking sensitive data.

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Re:U.S. Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices by stilisstuk on Saturday December 21, 2019 @12:37PM (#21852321)

We use Citrix secure hub on iPhone (mail, VPN etc). Appstore is allowed also (minecraft etc)

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