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TikTok fined 0 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules

TikTok fined $600 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules

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A European Union privacy watchdog fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday after a four-year investigation found that the video sharing app’s data transfers to China put users at risk of spying, in breach of strict EU data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission also sanctioned TikTok for not being transparent with users […]

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VLC site ban: Data transfers to servers in ‘hostile country’

VLC site ban: Data transfers to servers in ‘hostile country’

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The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) ordered the blocking of the website of VLC Media Player after it found that the site was communicating with servers of a previously banned app by the ministry which was transferring sensitive personal data of Indians to a “hostile country,” The Indian Express has learnt. The request to […]

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