TikTok fined $600 million for GDPR violation

SOURCE www.breitbart.com
TikTok has been fined $600 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission for violating the GDPR by sending European users' data to servers in China. The company failed to ensure data protection standards equivalent to those required by the EU.

Key Points

  • TikTok fined $600 million for violating GDPR by sending data to servers in China
  • Concerns raised about data privacy and security
  • TikTok failed to protect data to EU standards
  • Hefty fine includes €485 million for data transfer to China and €45 million for inadequate privacy policy