Security News > 2021 > July > TikTok fined €750,000 for Violating Children's Privacy
The Dutch Data Protection Authority announced Thursday that it has imposed a fine of €750,000 on TikTok "For violating the privacy of young children".
More specifically, TikTok failed to provide a privacy statement in the Dutch language, making it difficult for young children to understand what would happen to their data.
It states, "By letter and e-mail dated 2 October 2020, the AP informed TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited of its intention to enforce its decision against TikTok Inc. and sent it the underlying investigative report and documents. TikTok UK and TikTok Inc. were given the opportunity to express their views on the investigative report and the underlying documents."
TikTok has now included a Dutch language privacy statement, and has appealed the fine.
Clues to the other potential violations may be found in a separate claim against TikTok lodged in June 2021 by the Dutch consumer group Consumentenbond and the Take Back Your Privacy organization.
Where children are concerned, the AP's decision to fine TikTok would seem to imply a de facto case.