ICO FINES TIKTOK FOR MISUSING CHILDREN'S DATA

Hi, it’s Deborah and Euzi The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited and TikTok Inc (TikTok) £12.7m for breaching the UK's General Data Protection Regulation, including the failure to use children’s personal data lawfully. The ICO estimates that in 2020 TikTok allowed up to 1.4m UK children under 13 to use its platform, despite its rules not allowing children that age to create an account, and did not follow UK data protection laws stipulate that if organisations use personal data when offering information society services to children under 13 they must have consent from their parents or carers. The ICO also found that although TikTok should have been aware of the underage children using its platform, it failed to carry out adequate checks to identify and remove them… https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2023/04/ico-fines-tiktok-127-million-for-misusing-children-s-data/ #legaladvicefordivorcematters #legaladviceforlandlordandtenantmatters #legaladviceforemploymentmatters #mackenziefriend #helpingyoutopreparetoattendatcourt #affordablelawforyou #bespokelegaladvice