Chinese Tech Giants Face GDPR Complaints Over Alleged Data Transfers to China

Austrian privacy group NOYB accuses six Chinese companies, including TikTok and Shein, of unlawfully transferring EU user data and violating GDPR regulations.

• Privacy advocacy group NOYB has filed GDPR complaints against TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Temu, and WeChat in five European countries.
• The complaints allege unlawful data transfers of European user information to China, citing violations of GDPR rules on data protection and transparency.
• NOYB seeks fines of up to 4% of the companies' global revenue and an immediate suspension of data transfers to China.
• The organization highlights China's status as an 'authoritarian surveillance state' and the lack of equivalent data protection standards compared to the EU.
• This marks NOYB's first legal action against Chinese firms, following its history of targeting U.S. tech giants for similar privacy concerns.

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