Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations:
The US has similar concerns over how Chinese authorities can access data from the popular app.
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Ireland’s regulator fines TikTok over China data transfersThe penalty ranks as the third-largest fine ever imposed for a breach of EU data-protection rules.
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- Ireland’s privacy regulator ruled Friday that TikTok unlawfully transferred data to China without guaranteeing protection from government access.
- All European data-protection authorities backed the decision without objections, potentially affecting companies transferring data to China.
- TikTok has six months to make its data transfers GDPR-compliant or stop sending EU data to China.
- TikTok plans to challenge the decision, which will delay the six-month deadline.
risks setting a precedent with far-reaching consequences for companies and entire industries across Europe that operate on a global scale,— TikTok, in a response to the ruling on EU data protection regulation.
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