The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined TikTok €530 million for failing to ensure that user data from Europe is protected from Chinese government access. The ruling highlights significant breaches of GDPR, stating TikTok did not provide sufficient safeguards against potential data access under Chinese laws that diverge sharply from EU standards. The company initially misinformed regulators about its data storage practices but later acknowledged that some data from European users is stored in China. Concerns about TikTok's data security continue amidst potential bans in the US and warnings from lawmakers regarding data access by the Chinese state.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined TikTok £530 million for GDPR breaches, stating it failed to protect European users' data from potential access by Chinese authorities.
The DPC noted TikTok's insufficient measures to secure EEA user data from Chinese governmental access, citing discrepancies with the EU standards on data protection.
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