"TikTok Fined $368m For Child Data Privacy Offenses"

TikTok has recently been fined hundreds of millions of dollars after Ireland’s data protection regulator found it infringed the GDPR with regards to its processing of child users’ information.  The Data Protection Commission (DPC) conducted a lengthy investigation into TikTok’s processing of children’s personal data between July 31, 2020 and December 31 2020.  The Ireland DPC ruled that TikTok infringed Articles 5(1)(c), 5(1)(f), 24(1), 25(1), 25(2), 12(1), 13(1)(e) and 5(1)(a) of the GDPR.  As a result, the reprimanded Chinese social media giant will not only be forced to pay a fine of $368m but must also bring its processing into compliance within three months.

Infosecurity reports: "TikTok Fined $368m For Child Data Privacy Offenses"