The NUKIB agency recommended that TikTok should not be installed on
phones whose users access critical and other significant
infrastructure.
"The Agency is concerned about potential security threat stemming
from the use of TikTok primarily due to the amount of user data that
is collected by the app as well as the way the data is handled."
NUKIB said.
"Such large-scale data collection is concerning due to the legal and
political environment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), given
that ByteDance, the developer and administrator of TikTok, falls
under the legal jurisdiction of the PRC."
NUKIB also recommended politicians and officials to avoid using
TikTok, and said the wider public should consider whether to use the
app as well, especially for sharing content.
TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
ByteDance has said previously that concerns about the app are
fuelled by misinformation, and has denied using it for spying.
Beijing has also repeatedly denied having any intention to use the
app for espionage.
Several countries have taken steps to limit TikTok's use.
The United States last month set a 30-day deadline to purge the app
from federal devices and systems.
The European Parliament, the European Commission and the EU Council
have banned TikTok from staff phones.
(Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Mark Potter)
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