Netherlands DPA fines TikTok for child privacy violation
The Netherlands’ DPA, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens has fined TikTok 750,000 euros for violation of children’s privacy. The investigation which was launched last year by the DPA over concerns of violating privacy of children found that TikTok did not provide Dutch translation of its privacy statement, which the DPA deemed as a violation of the GDPR provisions on clear and legible descriptions of data collection practices.
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