Following the EU decision to ban TikTok on employee devices, Canada has launched four separate investigations into ByteDance privacy practices.

EU

Bloomberg

The European Commission suspended staff from using TikTok Inc. over security concerns related to the social media app’s data-collection practices.

Staff were ordered to delete the short-video app from mobile phones and corporate devices, including personal devices that use commission apps, a commission spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.

Canada

(Bloomberg)

Four privacy regulators in Canada are launching a joint investigation into TikTok over its collection, use and disclosure of personal information.

This elevates TikTok to a serious challenge with Privacy regulators governing 450 million people and those same regulators could end in a position of vindicating ByteDance, or not.

In Canada they stated that young people and their protection will be a major focus.