DPC fine: WhatsApp, transparency privacy case
Irish Data Protection Commission · decided Sep 2, 2021 · Decided
GDPR transparency inquiry, begun in December 2018, into how WhatsApp informed users and non-users about processing and sharing of their data, including with other Facebook companies.
The case
- Against
- WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.
- Regulator
- Irish Data Protection Commission
- Decided
- Sep 2, 2021
- Status
- DecidedThe fine followed an EDPB binding decision; WhatsApp challenged it in the EU courts.
- Outcome
- The DPC fined WhatsApp EUR 225 million and ordered it to improve the information it gives users and non-users.
- Amount
- EUR 225 million
- Law tested
- GDPR on Regulations
History
1 dated entry| Date | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2021 | Decision: DPC fine: WhatsApp, transparency | Decision | Link |
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Caption and links
WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.