Italy: Data Protection Authority investigation into TikTok regarding minor user identification
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Terminated decree blocking access to TikTok for users with undefined age
On 15 March 2021, the decree of the Italian Data Protection Authority that blocked the processing carried out by TikTok of the data of users whose age could not be established with certainty terminated its effects. The data protection authority bloc…
SourceProlonged decree blocking TikTok processing of data of users with undefined age
On 11 February 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority extended the ban on the processing carried out by TikTok of the data of users whose age could not be established with certainty. Under the extension, the restriction will remain in force unt…
SourceRuled decree blocking TikTok processing of data of users with undefined age
On 22 January 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority ruled a ban on the processing carried out by TikTok of the data of users whose age could not be established with certainty. The reasons for the ruling are TikTok's lack of compliance with the…
SourceOpened investigation into TikTok over processing of data of users with undefined age
On 22 December 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority (IDPA) announced that it opened an investigation into Tiktok over its minor data processing practices. The IDPA alleged that TikTok TikTok violated the minors protection regulations due to t…
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