Open this photo in gallery: WeChat has joined TikTok on the list of Chinese-owned apps banned from use on Canadian federal government devices.Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press

The Canadian government has banned the Chinese social media application WeChat from government phones, citing an “unacceptable level of risk” to security and privacy.

Canada deepens ban on Chinese technology by barring WeChat from federal government devices comes via ChinaTechNews.com.