Tiktok Has Violated the Law by Fault Personal Data or European Users in China. The Irish Privacy Regulator DPC HAS Imposed a fine of 530 Million Euros on the Social Media Company.
The Video App Could Not Prove That Data Of European Users in China is Stored As Securely AS in the European Union. In Addition, Tiktok did not make it clear enough that it was sending user data to china, and it is unknown Whether, for example, The Chinese Government has access to that data.
Tiktok Has Long Been Criticized in the West. Intelligence Services Fear for the Privacy of Tiktok Users and Believe That Chinese Authorities have Access to User Data. In The Netherlands, For Example, Civil Servants Are Not Allowed to Install the App On Their Work Phones.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) was Involved in the DPC Investigation. “Tiktok has a great response: It Manages Data of More than a Billion People Worldwide,” Says Ap Chairman Monique Verdier.
“In The Netherlands, Millions of People Are On Tiktok, Including Many Children. They Must Be Safe Online, and the European Privacy Regulators Are Committed to Ensuring That Social Media Companions Like Take Their Responsibility and Abide by the Law.”
Tiktok Will Appeal
It is Still Possible for Employees or Tiktok’s Parent Company Bytedance in China to Download Data From European Users, Says The Irish Regulator. That must change within six months.
In a response to nu.nl, Tiktok Says it Disagrees with the Irish Decision. The Company Will Therefore Appeal. Tiktok Says It is Indeed Taking Many Measures to Protect Data. In Addition, Chinese Authorities have never requested to view data and, accordance to the company, no data has ever leg shared.