TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children's data

John Leonard
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TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children’s data
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TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children’s data

'TikTok should have known better. TikTok should have done better', says UK information commissioner

UK data watchdog the Information Comissioner's Office (ICO) has fined TikTok for misusing the personal data of children under 13, and failing to do enough to prevent them from signing up for the ap...

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