US bank Wells Fargo has ordered some of its staff to delete social network TikTok from their work devices over “privacy and security” concerns, while Amazon said an email instructing employees to do the same was “sent in error”.
Corporate staff at the ecommerce group had received a memo early on Friday demanding TikTok be uninstalled from any device that accessed corporate email, citing “security risks” related to the Chinese-owned viral video app.
“If you have TikTok on your device, you must remove it by 10-Jul to retain mobile access to Amazon email,” the email said. It added: “At this time, using TikTok from your Amazon laptop browser is allowed.”