Ropes & Gray has banned its lawyers and staff from having video-sharing social media app TikTok on devices where they receive work emails after clients raised concerns over privacy issues.

The move followed media reports that the app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is able to access personal data stored on devices including information saved to a device’s clipboard, according to a person at the firm.

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