The Information Commissioner’s Office said it has provisionally found that TikTok breached U.K. data protection law between May 2018 and July 2020.
TikTok now has 30 days to come up with a response to the decision. If company officials make a convincing enough case defending its handling of children's data, the ICO may reduce the size of the penalty, or refrain from imposing a fine altogether.
"While we respect the ICO's role in safeguarding privacy in the UK, we disagree with the preliminary views expressed and intend to formally respond to the ICO in due course," the TikTok spokesperson said.
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