Canada bans federal employees from using WeChat, Kaspersky mobile apps

Ottawa is banning the use of the China-based WeChat instant messaging app and Russian-based Kaspersky security products on the mobile devices of federal civil servants, although it isn’t clear how widely they are being used. This morning, Treasury Board president Anita Anand announced a ban on the use of WeChat and the Kaspersky suite of

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