The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined TikTok €530 million for illegally transferring personal data of EEA users to China, violating GDPR regulations. The fine includes €485 million for unlawful data transfers and €45 million for lack of transparency regarding data protection. TikTok has announced plans to appeal the decision, citing its new data security initiative, Project Clover.
Keypoints :
- The Irish Data Protection Commission fined TikTok €530 million for GDPR violations concerning personal data transfers to China.
- The DPC imposed €485 million for unlawful data transfers and €45 million for lack of transparency.
- TikTok must comply with data processing regulations within six months or face the suspension of data transfers to China.
- The DPC raised concerns over potential access by Chinese authorities to EEA user data under local laws.
- TikTok previously denied storing EEA user data in China, but later revealed its presence on Chinese servers.
- TikTok plans to appeal the decision by highlighting its Project Clover data security initiative.
- This fine marks the third-largest imposed by the Irish data protection authority.
- Earlier, TikTok was fined for violating child privacy and failing to inform users about cookie usage.