TikTok fined £12.7m for UK data protection law breaches

Violations include using data of children without parental consent, says information commissioner

TikTok has been fined £12.7m for multiple breaches of data protection law, including using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent, Britain’s data watchdog has said.

The Chinese-owned video app had not done enough to check who was using the platform and remove underage children, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Tuesday.

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Violations include using data of children without parental consent, says information commissioner
TikTok has been fined £12.7m for multiple breaches of data protection law, including using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent, Britain’s data watchdog has said.
The Chinese-owned video app had not done enough to check who was using the platform and remove underage children, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Tuesday. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

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