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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Hibaq Farah

TikTok opens datacentre in Dublin in bid to combat European privacy concerns

TikTok’s office in Singapore.
The video-sharing company is hoping for a full migration of personal data by the end of 2024. Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

TikTok has begun shifting European citizens’ user data to a newly operational site in Dublin as it moves to address western politicians’ concerns about Chinese state influence over the company.

The video-sharing app also announced that an independent UK-based cybersecurity company will vet any transfer of data outside Europe.

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