{"id":2032929,"date":"2023-09-15T08:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T12:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-fined-365-million-by-european-watchdog-over-failure-to-protect-childrens-privacy\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T08:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T12:13:03","slug":"tiktok-fined-365-million-by-european-watchdog-over-failure-to-protect-childrens-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-fined-365-million-by-european-watchdog-over-failure-to-protect-childrens-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"European watchdog fines TikTok $365M for neglecting children&#8217;s privacy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftiktok-fined-365-million-by-european-watchdog-over-failure-to-protect-childrens-privacy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2032929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>TikTok Fined Over\u200d $365 Million for Failing to Protect Underage \u2063Users&#8217; \u200bData<\/h2>\n<p>The European data watchdog has slapped TikTok with a massive fine of\u200c over $365 million for allegedly neglecting to adequately safeguard the data of underage users. The Irish Data Protection Commission, responsible for \u200cenforcing Europe&#8217;s data protection laws, announced the hefty \u2063penalty on Friday. TikTok had been urged to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, the current data protection \u2064laws in Europe. Following an investigation into the company&#8217;s \u2064data practices, the \u2062agency pressured TikTok to revise its policies.<\/p>\n<h3>Exposing Children and Negligent User Pairing<\/h3>\n<p>The investigation revealed that TikTok\u200d allowed children to be on its platform without proper safeguards, leaving \u2064them \u2064vulnerable to public exposure. Additionally, the company permitted users to activate &#8220;Family Pairing,&#8221; a feature that connects a child user with a nonchild user, without verifying their\u200b relationship.<\/p>\n<p>This fine \u2064marks the largest penalty TikTok has\u200c faced from the European Union. Previously, Meta\u2062 (formerly \u200bFacebook) received a $1.3\u2063 billion \u2064fine in May for transferring European personal data to\u200b servers in\u200c the United States. In 2021, TikTok was also\u200d fined 750,000 euros by the Dutch data protection authority\u2064 for\u2063 failing to protect Dutch children\u200d by not providing its privacy policy \u200cin their native language.<\/p>\n<h3>Privacy Concerns and China&#8217;s Access \u200cto User Data<\/h3>\n<p>TikTok has faced privacy issues \u2062in the past. Despite claiming that China could not access\u2064 user data, the China-based company accessed the data of U.S. users from its headquarters\u200b in Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has not responded to requests for comment from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington \u200bExaminer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 What are some examples of industries \u200dand disciplines that benefit from \u2062GIS?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Geographical\u2063 Information Systems (GIS) are technology-based systems that allow for the\u200d collection, management, analysis, and presentation of\u2064 spatial data. This technology combines\u200c traditional cartography \u200cwith computer science, enabling users to visualize, understand, and interpret\u2063 data in a spatial \u200dcontext.<\/p>\n<p>GIS can be used in various fields, including urban planning, environmental management, archaeology, agriculture,\u200c transportation, and many others. It provides a powerful\u200b toolset to support decision-making processes by\u2063 integrating data from\u2062 multiple sources and displaying it on a map or in a visual format.<\/p>\n<p>GIS typically consists of software applications, databases, and hardware devices, such as GPS receivers and remote sensing devices. These systems perform tasks like data capture (collecting and digitizing data), data management (organizing, storing, and updating data), data analysis (performing spatial analyses and modeling), and data visualization (creating maps,\u200c charts, and\u200b other visual \u200drepresentations).<\/p>\n<p>There are several components that make up a GIS:<\/p>\n<p>1. Spatial Data: This includes information with a geographic or \u200cspatial \u2062reference, such as coordinates (latitude and longitude) or street addresses.<\/p>\n<p>2. Database Management System (DBMS): This is the software\u2062 that manages the storage, \u2063querying, and manipulation of data in a GIS. It \u2063allows for \u200dthe efficient storage and retrieval of spatial and attribute data.<\/p>\n<p>3. Hardware: GIS requires specialized hardware, such as computers, servers, and storage devices, to handle\u2064 the processing and storage of large amounts of spatial data.<\/p>\n<p>4. Software Applications: GIS \u200dsoftware \u200bprovides tools for \u200ddata capture, storage, management, analysis,\u2064 and presentation. Popular GIS software includes\u200d ArcGIS, QGIS, and Google Earth.<\/p>\n<p>5. Analytical Methods: GIS employs various analytical techniques to analyze spatial relationships and patterns. These include spatial queries, buffering, overlay analysis, and spatial modeling.<\/p>\n<p>Some of\u2062 the key benefits of \u200cGIS include:<\/p>\n<p>1. Improved Decision-Making: GIS\u2062 allows for better decision-making by visualizing complex data in a \u200dspatial context. It helps identify patterns, relationships, and trends that may not be apparent in\u2062 tabular\u200b data.<\/p>\n<p>2. Increased Efficiency:\u200c GIS automates processes that were previously \u200dtime-consuming and manual,\u200b such \u2063as data collection and\u2062 analysis. This improves efficiency and reduces\u200b errors.<\/p>\n<p>3. Enhanced Communication: GIS enables\u2063 the creation of maps, charts, and other\u2063 visual representations that can \u2064effectively communicate\u200d complex information to stakeholders and decision-makers.<\/p>\n<p>4. Integrated Data: GIS integrates data\u2064 from various sources and \u2062formats, making it easier to combine \u2064and analyze diverse datasets.<\/p>\n<p>5. Cost Savings: GIS \u2062helps \u200boptimize resource allocation, reduce redundancies, and identify cost-saving opportunities. It\u2063 also\u2064 aids in risk assessment and planning, leading to\u200c more cost-effective decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, \u2063GIS provides a powerful framework for managing \u2062and\u200b analyzing spatial data, leading to more informed\u2062 decision-making across various \u200bindustries and disciplines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok faces a hefty fine of $365 million from Europe&#8217;s data watchdog for allegedly mishandling minors&#8217; data. The Irish Data Protection Commission has demanded TikTok&#8217;s compliance with data protection regulations, resulting in the massive penalty. The popular social platform must now rectify its inadequate protection of underage users&#8217; information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2032930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2032929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2032930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}