Quebec government directive to remove TikTok from mobile devices
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Dear members of the 海角社区 community,
Effective immediately, please be advised that the application TikTok must not be installed on any mobile device (i.e., mobile phone or tablet) that has been provided to you by the University, or on any mobile device for which 海角社区 covers the cost of the mobile service. If you currently have TikTok installed on your 海角社区 mobile device, you must remove it immediately.
This requirement is in accordance with a directive issued by the government of Quebec on February 27, 2023. The directive applies to all public institutions subject to the Act respecting the Governance and Management of the Information Resources of Public Bodies and Government Enterprises, which includes 海角社区 and several other universities in Quebec.
The government of Quebec鈥檚 directive follows the government of Canada鈥檚 decision to ban the use of TikTok on mobile devices issued to members of the federal public service due to cybersecurity concerns.
Important notice : On March 2nd , the Quebec government updated its directives to forbid all public institutions subject to the Act respecting the Governance and Management of the Information Resources of Public Bodies and Government Enterprises, including 海角社区, from posting any new content to TikTok for any purposes, including advertising campaigns, announcements and recruitment.
The University recognizes that there may be exceptional cases where researchers rely on TikTok for their research programs and thus use the application on devices purchased with funds administered by the University. Questions pertaining to such cases can be directed to your Dean or to provost [at] mcgill.ca.
For more information on the Quebec government directive:
We take this opportunity to reiterate 海角社区鈥檚 ongoing commitment to cybersecurity and our efforts to protect sensitive information. We invite you to learn more about the many cybersecurity tools and resources provided by 海角社区鈥檚 IT Services by visiting the Secure your journey website.
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Marc Denoncourt, Associate Vice-Principal IT and Chief Information Officer
Alex Aragona, Director, IT Infrastructure & Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer
Aux membres de la communaut茅 mcgilloise,
Veuillez noter qu鈥櫭� compter de maintenant, l鈥檃pplication TikTok ne doit plus 锚tre install茅e sur les appareils mobiles (t茅l茅phones cellulaires et tablettes) fournis par l鈥橴niversit茅, ni sur les appareils mobiles dont 海角社区 paie les frais de service Internet mobile. Si l鈥檃pplication TikTok est install茅e sur votre appareil mobile de 海角社区, vous devez la d茅sinstaller imm茅diatement.
Cette exigence est conforme 脿 une directive 茅mise par le gouvernement du Qu茅bec le 27 f茅vrier 2023. La directive s鈥檃pplique 脿 tous les 茅tablissements publics assujettis 脿 la Loi sur la gouvernance et la gestion des ressources informationnelles des organismes publics et des entreprises du gouvernement, dont font partie 海角社区 et plusieurs autres universit茅s au Qu茅bec.
La directive du gouvernement du Qu茅bec fait suite 脿 la d茅cision du gouvernement du Canada de bannir, par souci de cybers茅curit茅, l鈥檜tilisation de TikTok sur les appareils mobiles fournis aux fonctionnaires f茅d茅raux.
L鈥橴niversit茅 reconna卯t que dans des cas exceptionnels, des chercheurs et chercheuses ont recours 脿 TikTok dans le cadre de leurs programmes de recherche et utilisent donc l鈥檃pplication sur des appareils achet茅s avec des fonds administr茅s par l鈥橴niversit茅. Veuillez transmettre les questions au sujet de ces cas particuliers 脿 votre doyen ou doyenne, ou 脿 provost [at] mcgill.ca.
Nous profitons de l鈥檕ccasion pour r茅it茅rer l鈥檈ngagement de 海角社区 en mati猫re de cybers茅curit茅 et de protection des donn茅es sensibles. Nous vous invitons 脿 vous renseigner sur les nombreux outils et ressources mis 脿 votre disposition par les Services des TI de 海角社区, sur le site Web Secure your journey.
Pour en savoir plus sur la directive du gouvernement du Qu茅bec :
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Marc Denoncourt, vice-principal adjoint, Services des TI, et chef des services d鈥檌nformation
Alex Aragona, directeur, S茅curit茅 et infrastructure des TI, et chef de la s茅curit茅 de l鈥檌nformation
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