The German Ministry of Defence said in order to “compete for the best minds, the use of TikTok is indispensable”. Special measures are being introduced for the use of TikTok. These include the technical separation between the Bundeswehr‘s networks and the TikTok platform. Dedicated end devices should be used without access to the Bundeswehr‘s IT structure. TikTok software is still neither authorized nor technically possible on official IT.
The Indian Navy has made sailors accountable for the actions of their families on social media, superiors responsible for the social media presence of juniors and require details of personal smartphones and other devices from all personnel.
Indian Army orders all personnel to delete their Facebook accounts, Boeing completes delivery of the last five of 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force, Saab begins production of the Gripen in Brazil and the Indian Navy completes Operation Samudra Setu
Seven naval personnel were arrested earlier this month after an alleged spy ring with links to Pakistan was exposed by Andhra Pradesh Intelligence & Naval Intelligence. Besides social networking, smartphones have also been banned for use by naval personnel onboard ships and bases.
