TikTok Appeals €345 Million Fine for Teen Data Privacy Violations
Date: 2023-10-16 Author: Dima Zakharov Categories: TECHNOLOGY
TikTok is challenging the EU's decision to fine the company €345 million (approximately $363 million) for violations of data privacy and alleged failure to safeguard the personal information of its teenage users. The appeal has been filed with the European Union's General Court, and TikTok is also disputing a local order issued by Ireland's data protection regulator, which called for the removal of "deceptive or manipulative" practices.
In September, the Irish Data Protection Commission penalized TikTok, concluding that the app had not adequately protected minors from unnecessary data processing and had operated opaquely. The investigation covered a five-month period from July 2020 to December 31, 2020, during which TikTok's data handling practices for users aged 13 to 17 were found to be in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
TikTok, a social network boasting over one billion users worldwide, is best known for its viral dance challenges.
According to the GDPR, the Irish supervisory authority is responsible for all TikTok assessments because the platform now has its European base in Dublin. However, since the likely violation had a pan-European dimension, the final decision rested with the European Data Protection Board – a group of European regulators responsible for enforcing the law.
A group of EU experts, composed of representatives from 30 European countries, expressed concerns about how TikTok encourages children to create public accounts and makes their videos default to public.
In September, the Irish Data Protection Commission penalized TikTok, concluding that the app had not adequately protected minors from unnecessary data processing and had operated opaquely. The investigation covered a five-month period from July 2020 to December 31, 2020, during which TikTok's data handling practices for users aged 13 to 17 were found to be in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
TikTok, a social network boasting over one billion users worldwide, is best known for its viral dance challenges.
According to the GDPR, the Irish supervisory authority is responsible for all TikTok assessments because the platform now has its European base in Dublin. However, since the likely violation had a pan-European dimension, the final decision rested with the European Data Protection Board – a group of European regulators responsible for enforcing the law.
A group of EU experts, composed of representatives from 30 European countries, expressed concerns about how TikTok encourages children to create public accounts and makes their videos default to public.
