London girl granted anonymity to bring TikTok privacy suit

TikTok has come under increased scrutiny by several EU data watchdogs over children’s data. — AFP

A London judge granted a 12-year old girl anonymity so she can take TikTok to court over allegations the social-media company violated the European Union’s strict data protection rules.

The London child “intends to go to a court asserting – rightly or wrongly – that her privacy rights and those of others like her have been infringed in ways that call for a remedy”, Judge Mark Warby said in a decision Wednesday. Not granting her anonymity could “have a chilling effect on the bringing of claims by children to vindicate their data-protection rights”.