A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed WeChat logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing Rights

OTTAWA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but said government information had not been compromised.

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