TikTok Sued in the Netherlands for $1.7 Billion Over Collecting Children’s Data

Meanwhile, TikTok is also collecting American biometric data

TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in a file illustration picture. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

The Amsterdam-based Market Information Research Foundation (SOMI) sued the video-sharing platform TikTok on behalf of 64,000 Dutch parents, seeking 1.4 billion euros (about $1.7 billion) for allegedly collecting data from millions of children.

Meanwhile, TikTok has updated its privacy policy in the United States with regard to collecting personal data such as facial and voice recognition.