section_path: Privacy and security concerns/Pending investigations/Australian Information Commissioner inquiry
section_name: Australian Information Commissioner inquiry
paragraph_text: Australian Information Commissioner inquiry
  
  In December 2023, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced an inquiry into TikTok's data harvesting of Australian citizens amid allegations that it contravened Australian privacy law.
  
  In December 2023, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced an inquiry into TikTok's data harvesting of Australian citizens amid allegations that it contravened Australian privacy law.