TikTok fined €530m by Irish regulator for data protection failures

TikTok plans to appeal decision of Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner

The DPC said TikTok failed to show that EU users' personal data, some of which is remotely accessed by staff in China, was afforded the high level of protection provided for under EU law.

Ireland’s data protection watchdog has dished out a massive €530m fine to social media giant TikTok over the transfer of users’ personal data from Europe to China.

Issuing its decision Friday, the Data Protection Commission told the Chinese-owned firm that it had breached Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over the transfer of data to China and on its transparency requirements.