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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

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

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Sep 2, 2021Decision: DPC fine: WhatsApp, transparency
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