Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky on government phones
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Published on 31 Oct 2023 7:00PM ·
Canadian authorities say the WeChat and Kapersky apps will be immediately removed from government-issued devices and users will be blocked from downloading them in the future. – X pic, October 31, 2023.
CANADA yesterday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
The suite of applications would be immediately removed from government-issued devices and users will be blocked from downloading them in the future, a statement said.
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