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TikTok fined by EU for illegal data transfer

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What happened: On May 2, ByteDance was fined USD 600 million by the EU for the illegal transfer of TikTok user data to China. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission gave the company six months to halt illegal transfers. TikTok said it would suspend transfers. TikTok stated its intention to appeal the ...



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