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PwC bans its client TikTok when it should worry about itself

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

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PricewaterhouseCoopers didn’t seem to have a problem using its privileged position to leak sensitive government tax policy for its own advantage, but it certainly didn’t want anyone else to have that leg-up, not least beleaguered viral video app TikTok.

We’ve been highly critical of TikTok, and with good reason. The national security concerns around the application are real – there’s a reason every Five Eyes intelligence partner nation has banned the app on government devices. But the hypocrisy and conflict of these Masters of PowerPoint beggars belief.

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Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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