Canada’s communications spy agency is keeping a close tab on the Chinese social media application TikTok, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Dec. 15.
“People are obviously watching very carefully, there’s a range of ways that we’re actively keeping Canadians safe,” he said in a scrum on Parliament Hill.
“The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is one of the best cybersecurity agencies in the world and they’re watching very carefully.”
Trudeau was asked whether his government would investigate TikTok over national security concerns.
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously Dec. 14 on a law banning the Chinese app from from all government devices. The bill still needs to pass the House and be signed by the president….