Privacy in children: Brazil imposes 25 million euro fine on TikTok
TikTok is already under pressure in several countries due to its handling of minors. Now the platform is also being hit in Latin America's largest country.
Brazil's data protection authority, ANPD, has fined ByteDance, operator of TikTok, approximately €25.5 million. The authority found that TikTok processed personal data of children and teenagers without sufficient legal basis and failed to take adequate measures to prevent it. ANPD identified five breaches of Brazil's data protection law, and ByteDance must delete unlawfully collected data and implement a plan to better protect children and teenagers.
The company must also introduce stricter data protection settings for users under 16 and improve parental controls. ByteDance has 10 working days to appeal the decision.
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