Ireland's Data Protection Commission has imposed a €530 million fine on TikTok for infringing GDPR regulations by transferring European users' data to China without adequate protections. The DPC's investigation, starting in September 2021, found TikTok in violation of transparency requirements and failing to guarantee privacy protections equivalent to those in the European Economic Area. Additionally, the DPC highlighted discrepancies in information provided by TikTok about where EEA data was stored. TikTok must stop data transfers to China within six months and bring its processing into compliance.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok €530 million for failing to comply with GDPR by transferring EEA users' data to China."
DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle stated TikTok's data transfers went against Article 46(1) of GDPR, failing to ensure adequate privacy protections."
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