Kleanthi Sardeli
Data Protection Lawyer
- Currently at
- noyb – European Center for Digital Rights
- Reports
- 2
- Organisation
- 1
- Active since
- 2025
- Latest report
- Dec 2025
Reports
Full database2025
2 reports- noybDec 2025TikTokOther
TikTok unlawfully tracks your shopping habits – and your use of dating apps
A user discovered TikTok knew he had used the gay dating app Grindr and what he did there, data likely passed via AppsFlyer, an intermediary. TikTok also gave only an incomplete, hard-to-parse response to his GDPR access request across multiple attempts. noyb argues neither AppsFlyer nor Grindr had a valid legal basis under Article 6(1) or Article 9(1) GDPR to share this special-category data with TikTok.
Data Access & Research ToolsPlatform Compliance & GovernanceBy Kleanthi Sardeli and Lisa Steinfeld
- noybJan 2025TikTokOther
TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN & Co surrender Europeans’ data to authoritarian China
Six complaints filed in five European countries allege TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi unlawfully transfer EU users’ personal data to China, which lacks an EU adequacy decision. Four of the six openly admit transfers to China in their privacy policies; two only reference undisclosed ‘third countries.’ None adequately answered users’ Article 15 access requests.
Data Access & Research ToolsPlatform Compliance & Governance