A huge penalty for the thicket
EUR 530 million – The European Union imposed such a punishment on the thicket. In addition, the company was ordered to suspend data to China if it did not meet EU requirements within half a year. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) stated that Thicketowned by the Chinese company Bytedance, He did not provethat the personal data of users from the EU, to some of which employees in China have remote access, are covered by a high level of protection provided for in EU regulations.
No security against the Chinese government
As we learn from the statement, Thicket He did not conduct the required analyzes regarding the security of personal data of users from the European Economic Area (EEA), which are transferred to China or to which employees from China have access. As a result, the company did not take appropriate actions to secure data against potential access from the Chinese authorities, which – in accordance with Chinese anti -terrorist, counterintelligence law and other regulations – They may demand sharing such information. These Chinese regulations differ significantly from the data protection standards in force in the European Union.
Tiktok's answer
Thicket undermines The above ruling and claims that he secured data under EU regulations using the so -called Contractual clauses to provide controlled and limited access to data. The platform also believes that the decision does not fully take into account data security solutions that Tiktok introduced in 2023 – it is about independent monitoring of remote access and storage of EU user data in specially designed data centers in Europe and the United States. Tiktok announced that he would appeal against DPC's decision.