Previously, the Irish Data Protection Commission fined TikTok €530 million for security breaches.
On Wednesday, the Austrian organization None of Your Business (Noyb) filed a complaint against TikTok and Grindr to the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) for sharing sensitive user information that includes details of their private lives and sexual orientation.
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Noyb also accused AppsFlyer, an Israeli data analytics company, of facilitating the transfer of information between Grindr and TikTok. It argues that this practice violates the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
A user discovered through an access request that their Grindr activity was being sent to TikTok, likely via AppsFlyer. This allowed the Chinese social network to infer their sexual orientation and personal habits.
The NGO maintains that TikTok concealed this practice and violated Articles 12 and 15 of the GDPR, which require companies to provide clear and comprehensive information about the processing of users’ personal data.
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Noyb pointed out that neither AppsFlyer nor Grindr has a valid legal basis under Article 6 of the GDPR to transfer personal data to TikTok. Noyb lawyer Kleanthi Sardeli stated that TikTok collects data from multiple apps and sources, and creates a comprehensive profile of people’s online activity.
The organization demanded that TikTok hand over the missing data, cease unlawful processing, and receive a fine to prevent future infringements, thus strengthening the protection of digital rights in the European Union.
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acted on behalf of the EU, opened an investigation against TikTok on July 10 and, in May, fined the company €530 million for security breaches.
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