RESOLUTION .DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2023-05-10)

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RESOLUTION FOR THE PROTECTION AND SECURITY 
OF MARICOPA COUNTY DATA
WHEREAS, Maricopa County is committed to the security and privacy of its data; 
and
WHEREAS, Maricopa County has a particular interest in guarding sensitive 
information from being accessed by foreign governments or actors; and
WHEREAS, the social networking app, TikTok, is a wholly owned subsidiary of a 
Beijing, China based technology firm, ByteDance; and
WHEREAS, TikTok has been found to have security vulnerabilities that, if unresolved, 
could expose County-owned or County-leased devices to malicious actors, creating 
potential security and privacy risks to County agencies and the systems and data the 
County is charged with protecting; and
WHEREAS, TikTok has already been banned on government devices by the federal 
government and the State of Arizona due to concerns that the Chinese government 
could force ByteDance to hand over the sensitive data of TikTok’s American users; 
and
WHEREAS, TikTok is likely not the only current or future application to pose significant 
cybersecurity risks to the County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that TikTok shall be banned on all County-
issued devices as follows:
•
Within 30 days of this Order’s issuance, the county manager shall 
develop a policy detailing how the ban will be implemented across 
appointed county departments; and,
•
Other County policies shall be updated where applicable to reflect 
this directive; and,
•
Within 90 days, the Office of Enterprise Technology shall prevent the 
installation of TikTok on County-owned or County-leased devices; and, 
•
Annually, the Office of Enterprise Technology shall produce a report 
identifying other applications that pose potential cybersecurity threats 
and that may need to be similarly restricted.
ADOPTED by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Maricopa County, Arizona, 
this ____ day of _____________2023.
_______________________________
Clint Hickman, Chairman of the Board
___________________________
Deputy County Attorney
Approved as to Form
ATTEST:
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Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board