UK High Court permits lawsuit against TikTok over handling children’s data
A UK High Court judge has permitted a class-action style privacy lawsuit to proceed against TikTok over its handling of children’s data. The suit, which was filed in December 2020, is seeking damages on behalf of children for unlawfully processing children’s data, breaking UK and EU data protection law.
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