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International News: TikTok fined $16 million in UK for data breach

Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023. 1:44 pm CST.

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: On Tuesday, Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined popular video app, TikTok, $16 million for data breach, Reuters report.

The ICO noted that TikTok breached data protection law including by using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent.

TikTok is accused of reportedly allowing as many as 1.4 million UK children under 13 to use its platform in 2020, even though it sets 13 as the minimum age to create an account.

In addition, ICO said that TikTok was not doing enough to check who was using the platform.

“There are laws in place to make sure our children are as safe in the digital world as they are in the physical world. TikTok did not abide by those laws,” UK Information Commissioner John Edwards said.

The fine comes amidst bans implemented in recent weeks in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium and the European Commission citing security concerns.

 

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