It looks like South Korea may end up fining TikTok, not for leaking user information to the Chinese government, but instead not getting permission from the parents of minor to use the app:
Korea is moving to join the ongoing boycott of Chinese video app TikTok, which has received criticism from countries including India and the United States over alleged mishandling of users’ personal information, according to a government official Monday.
Korea Times
An official of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said the country’s top telecom regulator recently completed an investigation into TikTok over suspicions that the internationally popular social media platform has sent user data to the Chinese government.
The KCC also alleged that TikTok has not obtained the consent of legal representatives of users in Korea under 14 years old.
“We will hold a meeting about whether to impose a fine on TikTok on Wednesday (June 15), and the results will be announced the same day,” an official in the KCC’s personal data infringement department told The Korea Times.
You can read more at the link, but people just need to understand that if they use TikTok they are allowing their personal information from their phone and user history to be compiled by the Chinese government.
