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Privacy group noyb files complaints against TikTok over alleged tracking of Grindr and shopping data​

In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is displayed on a phone screen on December 01, 2024
Photo: Roni Bintang/Getty Images

Jean Hurley

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nyob has asked the Austrian DPA to impose an “effective, proportionate and dissuasive” fine under the GDPR.

Digital rights advocacy group noyb (None of Your Business) has filed two formal complaints against TikTok with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB), accusing the video-sharing giant of unlawfully tracking user data across third-party applications and failing to provide users with complete access to their personal data.

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