Data privacy and technology professors say Ottawa's ban of the app, along with an investigation into the company launched last week by a group of Canadian privacy commissioners, should be enough to push companies into thinking critically about social media.
Companies may need to be especially wary of the app if their employees deal with intellectual property, patents and trade secrets, which could potentially fall into Chinese hands, he warned."The U.S. government has had similar provisions as well, and there's plenty of U.S. digital intermediary platforms that have transferred data back to the U.S. government, allegedly for national security reasons.
"I don't want to say a blanket statement but I think the government's ban should serve as a reminder to companies to review their security and privacy practices writ large," he said. "Banning an incredibly popular app based on vague, undefined concerns leads to dangerous territory," Grimes said in an email.
What tge should do is Ban Main stream media