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RTÉ News
02-05-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
Breaking TikTok fined €530m by Irish data watchdog over transfers of user data to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined video-sharing app TikTok €530 million over the transfer of the personal data of European users to China. The DPC has also said it had been provided with inaccurate information by the Chinese-owned platform. Throughout the investigation, TikTok told the DPC that it did not store European user data on servers located in China. However, in April 2025, TikTok informed the DPC of an issue that it had discovered in February 2025 where limited European user data had in fact been stored on servers in China, contrary to TikTok's evidence to the inquiry. "TikTok informed the DPC that this discovery meant that TikTok had provided inaccurate information to the inquiry," the DPC said. The investigation into TikTok was launched in September 2021 to examine the lawfulness of the platform's transfers of personal data of users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China. The Commissioners for Data Protection, Dr Des Hogan and Dale Sunderland, found that TikTok had infringed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) because it failed to verify, guarantee and demonstrate that the personal data of European users, remotely accessed by staff in China, was afforded a level of protection essentially equivalent to that guaranteed within the EU. As well as the €530m fine, the decision includes an order requiring TikTok to bring its processing into compliance within six months. The ruling also includes an order suspending TikTok's data transfers to China if processing is not brought into compliance within this timeframe. "As a result of TikTok's failure to undertake the necessary assessments, TikTok did not address potential access by Chinese authorities to EEA personal data under Chinese anti-terrorism, counter-espionage and other laws identified by TikTok as materially diverging from EU standards," said DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle. "The DPC is taking recent developments regarding the storage of EEA user data on servers in China very seriously," Mr Doyle said. "Whilst TikTok has informed the DPC that the data has now been deleted, we are considering what further regulatory action may be warranted, in consultation with our peer EU Data Protection Authorities," he added. The DPC submitted a draft decision to its fellow European data watchdogs in February and no objections were raised. Project Clover In March 2023 TikTok announced 'Project Clover', a plan to address to concerns about data security. It involves European user information being stored at two data centres in Dublin and at a third centre in Norway. In its ruling today, the DPC said it considered the ongoing changes brought about under Project Clover. "Notwithstanding these changes, the DPC found that it is appropriate, necessary and proportionate to order the suspension of the data transfers and to order TikTok to bring its processing operations into compliance with Chapter V of the GDPR following a period of 6 months from the period allowed for an appeal against the DPC's final Decision," the DPC said.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ireland DPC launches probe into X over AI training practices
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has initiated an inquiry into X, Elon Musk's social media platform, over its processing of European users' posts for training its AI model, Grok. The investigation will assess compliance with key General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provisions, focusing on the lawfulness and transparency of data processing, the Irish watchdog said. The EU's AI Act, which introduced various rules and requirements for tech regulation, took effect last year, causing concern among tech executives. Previously, the Irish DPC had compelled X to halt data harvesting from European users for Grok. X has temporarily suspended data use for Grok training following the initial notification. Grok, developed by xAI, comprises a group of AI models, including Large Language Models (LLMs) used for powering a generative AI querying tool available on the X platform. These LLMs are trained on diverse data sets. The probe will examine the use of a subset of data controlled by XIUC, focusing on personal data from publicly accessible posts by EU/EEA users on the X platform. The DPC aims to determine the lawfulness of processing this personal data for training Grok LLMs. The decision to conduct the inquiry under Section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018 was made by Commissioners for Data Protection, Dr Des Hogan and Dale Sunderland, and was notified to XIUC In April 2025. In February 2025, Canada's privacy watchdog initiated a probe into X for potential breaches in AI training data usage. The probe by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada assessed whether X as violated privacy rules by using Canadians' personal data to train AI models. Mandated by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the probe is focused on determining if X has complied with federal privacy laws regarding the collection, usage, and disclosure of Canadians' personal data for AI model training. "Ireland DPC launches probe into X over AI training practices" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ireland DPC launches probe into X over AI training practices
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has initiated an inquiry into X, Elon Musk's social media platform, over its processing of European users' posts for training its AI model, Grok. The investigation will assess compliance with key General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provisions, focusing on the lawfulness and transparency of data processing, the Irish watchdog said. The EU's AI Act, which introduced various rules and requirements for tech regulation, took effect last year, causing concern among tech executives. Previously, the Irish DPC had compelled X to halt data harvesting from European users for Grok. X has temporarily suspended data use for Grok training following the initial notification. Grok, developed by xAI, comprises a group of AI models, including Large Language Models (LLMs) used for powering a generative AI querying tool available on the X platform. These LLMs are trained on diverse data sets. The probe will examine the use of a subset of data controlled by XIUC, focusing on personal data from publicly accessible posts by EU/EEA users on the X platform. The DPC aims to determine the lawfulness of processing this personal data for training Grok LLMs. The decision to conduct the inquiry under Section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018 was made by Commissioners for Data Protection, Dr Des Hogan and Dale Sunderland, and was notified to XIUC In April 2025. In February 2025, Canada's privacy watchdog initiated a probe into X for potential breaches in AI training data usage. The probe by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada assessed whether X as violated privacy rules by using Canadians' personal data to train AI models. Mandated by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the probe is focused on determining if X has complied with federal privacy laws regarding the collection, usage, and disclosure of Canadians' personal data for AI model training. "Ireland DPC launches probe into X over AI training practices" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
