UK watchdog probes TikTok and Reddit over child privacy concerns

On Monday, the United Kingdom's privacy watchdog announced that it's investigating TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur because of privacy concerns about how they are processing children's data. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says it's now looking into how TikTok uses children's data to make recommendations that could lead to inappropriate or harmful content being added to their feeds. Separate probes into Imgur and Reddit also investigate how they use personal information about UK children to assess their age. "The investigations are part of our efforts to ensure companies are designing digital services that protect children. At this stage, we are investigating whether there have been any infringements of data protection legislation," the ICO said. "If we find there is sufficient evidence that any of these companies have broken the law, we will put this to them and obtain their representations before reaching a final conclusion." The privacy watchdog also fined TikTok £12.7 mil ... Read full article.