TikTok has been fined €530 million for breaching GDPR regulations by transferring European user data to servers in China, where it couldn’t guarantee adequate protection. The Irish Data Protection Commission found that Chinese laws posed a risk of unauthorized data access. Despite TikTok's claims of remote access, it admitted some data was stored in China. The ruling is the third-largest GDPR fine to date, and TikTok must comply within six months amid ongoing concerns about data security and privacy, particularly in the US.
"Throughout the inquiry TikTok insisted that user data was only remotely accessed from China, and not stored on servers there. Last month the company informed..."
"TikTok has six months to bring its data processing into compliance, pending any possible appeal, a significant regulatory demand that highlights the seriousness of the ruling."
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