TikTok fined €345 million over children's data breach: EU regulator's decision

- EU regulator fines TikTok €345 million for children's data breach. – Conclusion of a two-year investigation by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). - Highlights issues related to GDPR compliance, default settings, and age verification measures

TikTok

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- Ireland's DPC plays a key role in enforcing the GDPR. - Started investigation in September 2021.

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- No violations were found regarding age verification for users under 13 years of age.

- Checking TikTok's compliance with the GDPR related to platform settings and personal data processing for users under 18 years of age.

Default Settings

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- TikTok's "Family Pairing" mode was tested. - Highlighted lack of verification of parent or guardian status.

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Mention of the DPC's record 1.2 billion euro fine on Meta for data transfer violations.

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- TikTok "respectfully disagrees" with the decision. - Claims that the criticisms relate to features from three years ago, which have since been addressed. - Emphasizes monitoring of age of users and taking action against violations.

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– Importance of the GDPR in technology regulation since its implementation in 2018. - EU efforts to impose tough new restrictions on digital giants continue.