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TikTok fined €530m for sending user data to servers in China

Rob Beschizza
May 02, 2025
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TikTok illegally transferred user data to servers in China and Ireland's Data Protection Commission levied a €530 million (~$600 million) fine on it Thursday. Among the most significant breaches of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) yet to hit the "find out" stage for big tech companies, the fine came with …

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