TikTok privacy update in Europe confirms China staff access to data as GDPR probe continues
An incoming privacy policy change announced by TikTok for users in Europe has landed months ahead of expected movement on a more than a year long investigation into the platform’s data exports to China under the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It for the first time names China as one of several third countries where user data can be remotely accessed by “certain” company employees to perform what it claims are “important” functions.
The GDPR probe into the legality of the video sharing platform’s data transfers to China is being led by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC). Though it’s not clear whether TikTok’s announcement of the privacy policy tweak relates to this overarching GDPR investigation.
