TikTok fined €530m for sending user data to servers in China

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TikTok illegally transferred user data to servers in China and Ireland's Data Protection Commission levied a €530 million (~$600 million) fine on it Thursday. Among the most significant breaches of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) yet to hit the "find out" stage for big tech companies, the fine came with an order that the company take "corrective measures" to guarantee future compliance. — Read the rest

"The closer to the railway station the less tasty the Kebab is" — data scientist investigates

Paris kebab stand (Just Another Photographer / Shutterstock.com)

When a French social media post claimed kebabs near train stations taste worse, one unemployed data scientist armed with "a few cans of energy drinks, a neurological development disorder, and a single-minded purpose" set out to prove it scientifically.

Every kebab shop and train station entrance in Paris was mapped, with walking distances calculated down to the meter. — Read the rest