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TikTok bans, fines not answer to emerging data privacy concerns

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On March 20, 2024, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki announced a plan by the government to limit the use of TikTok (a Chinese social media platform) by government officials. He further disclosed that the office of the Data Protection Commissioner had written to TikTok demanding confirmation of compliance to the Data Protection Act, 2019.

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