TikTok may have to pay $500 million for sharing Europeans' private data with China

TikTok has taken a key step in the data protection of its European users with the launch of its Data Center in Hamar, Norway. As part of its ambitious Clover Project, the platform seeks to ensure data security, transparency and privacy through a specialised European enclave. The Norwegian Data Center, developed by Green Mountain, already operates with its three fully connected buildings, the company reported. This complex, he detailed, will stor…

Still reeling from its current troubles, TikTok is already facing more problems. The company is reportedly set to be fined more than €500 million for transferring Europeans' private data to China. The Irish Data Protection Commission, which regulates TikTok's parent company ByteDance's operations in the European Union, could impose a fine by the end of April. The decision follows a four-year...