The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.
The US government said approximately 2.9 million cars could be impacted by the investigation.
The debate is ramping up about what happens if – or when – computer intelligence overtakes humans
It has not said how much the storage plans will cost UK users, only that they were part of a “gradual global rollout”.
The rise has been driven by a sharp increase in the value of his electric car company Tesla.
It is the latest development in a privacy row which has pitted the UK against the tech giant and the Trump administration.
BBC News goes inside the lab powering computers with ‘mini brains’ grown from human cells.
Is the subscription service once called “the best deal in gaming” still great value for players?
The creator of ICEBlock accuses the tech giant of “capitulating to an authoritarian regime” by removing his app.
Researchers find TikTok’s algorithm recommends sexual content to newly-created child accounts.