WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes
3 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy policy update, which has prompted a global outcry and led some users to switch to rival apps Telegram and Signal. The European Consumer Organisation and eight of its members criticised the changes and filed complaints with the European Commission and the European network of consumer authorities, saying WhatsApp was unfairly pressuring users to accept its new policies. This ambiguity amounts to a breach of EU consumer law which obliges companies to use clear and transparent contract terms and commercial communications,” they said. The groups urged the European network of consumer authorities and EU data protection authorities to work together to address these privacy and consumer rights concerns.

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WhatsApp faces EU tech rules after reaching very large platform status
1 month, 1 week ago

WhatsApp faces EU tech rules after reaching very large platform status

The Hindu  

WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online illegal and harmful content. Messaging platform WhatsApp in a February 14 filing said it had about 46.8 million average monthly active users in the 27-country European Union in the six …

There’s no arguing with the broad thrust of CCI’s order on WhatsApp’s use of data
2 months ago

There’s no arguing with the broad thrust of CCI’s order on WhatsApp’s use of data

Live Mint  

On 23 January, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal partially stayed an order of the Competition Commission of India imposing a penalty of ₹213.14 crore on WhatsApp and its parent company Meta for coercing its users to accept the WhatsApp Privacy Policy of 2021. The CCI held that the ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ nature of this policy was unfair and violated India’s competition …

Mint Explainer: Why did NCLAT lift CCI ban on WhatsApp data-sharing practices?
2 months, 1 week ago

Mint Explainer: Why did NCLAT lift CCI ban on WhatsApp data-sharing practices?

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : On 23 January, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal temporarily stayed the Competition Commission of India’s November 2023 order, which imposed a five-year ban on WhatsApp's data-sharing practices with parent Meta Platforms Inc.-owned companies for advertising purposes. The NCLAT’s decision was influenced by the Supreme Court’s February 2023 ruling, which refused to stay WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy …

Mint Explainer: Why the ban on WhatsApp's data-sharing practices has been stayed
2 months, 1 week ago

Mint Explainer: Why the ban on WhatsApp's data-sharing practices has been stayed

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : On 23 January, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal temporarily stayed the Competition Commission of India’s November 2024 order, which imposed a five-year ban on WhatsApp's data-sharing practices with parent Meta Platforms Inc.-owned companies for advertising purposes. The NCLAT’s decision was influenced by the Supreme Court’s February 2023 ruling, which refused to stay WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy …

CCI's WhatsApp order revives question on regulatory turf
2 months, 1 week ago

CCI's WhatsApp order revives question on regulatory turf

Live Mint  

A Competition Commission of India order against Meta Platforms Inc. in November over its messaging application WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update has revived questions of overlapping jurisdictions between sectoral regulators and CCI, two persons informed about the development said. “CCI’s order on Meta Platforms prohibiting data sharing by WhatsApp for five years signals CCI’s role as a guardian of personal …

NCLAT to hear Meta’s plea against ₹213 crore CCI fine on WhatsApp privacy policy on 16 Jan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

NCLAT to hear Meta’s plea against ₹213 crore CCI fine on WhatsApp privacy policy on 16 Jan

Live Mint  

A bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal is set to hear on 16 January an appeal by Meta Platforms against an order by India’s competition regulator that levied a penalty on the US tech giant for allegedly abusing its dominant position. Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, approached the NCLAT on Monday against the order of the Competition …

WhatsApp tops cyber scam charts: Over 43,000 complaints in 2024’s first quarter, report
3 months ago

WhatsApp tops cyber scam charts: Over 43,000 complaints in 2024’s first quarter, report

Live Mint  

Meta-owned WhatsApp has been identified as one of the prime platforms for online scams, followed closely by Telegram and Instagram, according to the latest report from the Union Home Ministry. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, a total of 43,797 complaints regarding cyber frauds through WhatsApp were filed, with 22,680 complaints against Telegram and 19,800 concerning Instagram. The Ministry …

WhatsApp takes EU privacy board battle to top European court
4 months ago

WhatsApp takes EU privacy board battle to top European court

The Hindu  

Meta's WhatsApp took its fight against the European Data Protection Board to Europe's highest court on Tuesday, saying it should be able to challenge a ruling that led to a 225 million euro fine by Ireland's privacy watchdog. The Irish data protection watchdog handed out the penalty in 2021 after complaints about WhatsApp's use of personal data in Ireland. WhatsApp …

‘Disagree’: Meta to challenge CCI's order on WhatsApp data-sharing policy
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Disagree’: Meta to challenge CCI's order on WhatsApp data-sharing policy

Hindustan Times  

Social media giant Meta on Tuesday expressed its intention to appeal a ruling by the Competition Commission of India that prohibits the American tech company from exchanging advertising data between WhatsApp and its other apps. The Competition Commission of India fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million on Monday for antitrust violations about WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy and ordered the …

Meta to appeal against CCI’s ₹213 crore penalty
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta to appeal against CCI’s ₹213 crore penalty

The Hindu  

After the Competition Commission imposed a ₹213-crore penalty on Meta in relation to WhatsApp privacy policy, the company said it disagreed with the watchdog’s decision and plans to appeal. The Competition Commission of India on Monday imposed a penalty of ₹213.14 crore on social media major Meta for unfair business ways with respect to WhatsApp privacy policy update done in …

Meta to challenge CCI order against WhatsApp privacy policy
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta to challenge CCI order against WhatsApp privacy policy

Hindustan Times  

Social media major Meta will appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s order which held that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update was anticompetitive. On Monday, the CCI had announced a penalty of ₹213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position through the 2021 update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy and thus violating the Competition Act. The CCI has also forbidden …

CCI slaps fine on Meta over WhatsApp policy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CCI slaps fine on Meta over WhatsApp policy

Hindustan Times  

In a significant blow to WhatsApp and its parent entity Meta, the Competition Commission of India on Monday imposed a penalty of ₹213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position through the 2021 update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy and thus violating the Competition Act. The CCI has also forbidden WhatsApp from making user data sharing with Meta companies a …

Meta to appeal India's Rs 213-crore penalty order over WhatsApp policy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta to appeal India's Rs 213-crore penalty order over WhatsApp policy

India Today  

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, plans to challenge the Rs 213.14-crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India over alleged unfair business practices related to the messaging app's 2021 privacy policy update, reported news agency PTI. The CCI found that WhatsApp’s privacy policy update in 2021 involved practices deemed anti-competitive, such as sharing user data with other Meta-owned …

CCI imposes ₹213 crore penalty on Meta over 2021 WhatsApp private policy update
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CCI imposes ₹213 crore penalty on Meta over 2021 WhatsApp private policy update

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s competition watchdog on Monday imposed a ₹213-crore penalty on Meta for abusing its dominant position as the 2021 privacy policy update of its messaging app WhatsApp undermined users’ ability to opt out of getting their data shared with the group’s social media platform Facebook. For purposes other than advertising, WhatsApp’s policy should include a detailed explanation of …

Anti-trust regulator levy Rs 213 crore penalty on Meta for 'forcing' WhatsApp users to share data
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-trust regulator levy Rs 213 crore penalty on Meta for 'forcing' WhatsApp users to share data

New Indian Express  

The anti-trust regulator -Competition Commission of India -on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 213 crore on US tech giant Meta, which owns and operates the messaging app WhatsApp, for abuse of its dominant position. As per the CCI order, Whatsapp in January 2021 notified users that they were required to accept the new terms of services and privacy policies, …

Data privacy is Signal’s edge over Telegram and Whatsapp
7 months ago

Data privacy is Signal’s edge over Telegram and Whatsapp

Live Mint  

The need for legal and secure communication platforms grows as our lives move online. Telegram’s servers hold the keys to decrypt standard chats, so if those servers get compromised or Telegram is compelled, their privacy could be at risk. WhatsApp’s encryption, based on the Signal Protocol, offers E2EE by default, ensuring that only the sender and receiver can read messages. …

EU may charge Instagram and Facebook-parent Meta over digital rules violation: Report
9 months ago

EU may charge Instagram and Facebook-parent Meta over digital rules violation: Report

The Hindu  

EU authorities may charge Meta over its model that makes Facebook and Instagram users pay in order to stop their data from being shared, reported Financial Times, citing several anonymous sources. However, EU regulators have previously warned that as per the Digital Markets Act, “gatekeeper platforms” would not be able to “track end users outside of the gatekeepers’ core platform …

‘Orwellian’: EU’s push to mass scan private messages on WhatsApp, Signal
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Orwellian’: EU’s push to mass scan private messages on WhatsApp, Signal

Al Jazeera  

EU member states to vote on controversial Chat Control 2 proposals to scan communications for child sex abuse material. The European Union is considering controversial proposals to mass scan private communications on encrypted messaging apps for child sex abuse material. While EU officials have argued that Chat Control 2.0 will help prevent child sex exploitation, encrypted messaging platforms and privacy …

WhatsApp update brings tiny change to design – prompting widespread outrage
11 months, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp update brings tiny change to design – prompting widespread outrage

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A tiny change on WhatsApp has led to outrage among the app’s users. …

Meta targeted in privacy complaints by 8 EU consumer groups
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta targeted in privacy complaints by 8 EU consumer groups

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms was hit with privacy complaints on Thursday as eight EU consumer groups asked watchdogs to act against the Facebook owner for allegedly breaching the bloc's privacy rules when it hoovers up user data. The complaints by the consumer groups in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain to data protection authorities in their countries …

“We’re back, happy chatting!” tweets WhatsApp after global outage
1 year, 8 months ago

“We’re back, happy chatting!” tweets WhatsApp after global outage

Live Mint  

WhatsApp connectivity issues, which were reported by thousands of users worldwide on Wednesday, have been resolved, according to Meta Platforms. As per Meta's status dashboard, the company had previously acknowledged experiencing disruptions with "receiving incoming messages and message delivery on WhatsApp." However, they have now resolved the issues reported by thousands of users globally, as stated on Downdetector.com, the outage …

Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads
1 year, 8 months ago

Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads

Associated Press  

LONDON — Facebook lost a legal challenge Tuesday at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German antitrust decision that limited the way the company uses data for advertising. The European Court of Justice said competition watchdogs can consider whether companies like Facebook comply with the continent’s strict privacy rules, which are normally enforced by national data privacy regulators. …

WhatsApp could soon be illegal in the UK, boss warns
2 years ago

WhatsApp could soon be illegal in the UK, boss warns

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK’s upcoming Online Safety Bill could force the app to weaken the end-to-end encryption that currently …

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021
2 years, 2 months ago

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its 2021 privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the proposed data protection law comes into effect. Observing that the matter needs consideration, a …

SC asks WhatsApp to give wide publicity to undertaking given to Centre in 2021
2 years, 2 months ago

SC asks WhatsApp to give wide publicity to undertaking given to Centre in 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its 2021 privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the proposed data protection law comes into effect. Observing that the matter needs …

Ireland’s WhatsApp penalty highlights EU privacy turmoil
2 years, 2 months ago

Ireland’s WhatsApp penalty highlights EU privacy turmoil

Associated Press  

LONDON — Ireland fined WhatsApp for breaching strict European Union privacy rules in a case that has exposed divisions among EU watchdogs over how to regulate its parent company, Meta. In its final decision on the WhatsApp case, the commission also ordered the company to bring its data processing operations into compliance with EU privacy rules within six months. The …

'WhatsApp has been a surveillance tool for 13 years, better stop using it’ says Telegram founder Pavel Durov
2 years, 5 months ago

'WhatsApp has been a surveillance tool for 13 years, better stop using it’ says Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Firstpost  

Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov has accused WhatsApp of being a surveillance tool after hackers were able to hack into smartphones of various users, because of a vulnerability in WhatsApp’s video sharing and playback features. WhatsApp, one of the most popular IM apps in the world, which also boasts to have the most number of users, is a major security risk, …

Instagram fined 405 million euros by privacy regulator over handling of children’s data
2 years, 6 months ago

Instagram fined 405 million euros by privacy regulator over handling of children’s data

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ireland’s data privacy regulator has …

WhatsApp privacy policy places users in ‘take it or leave it’ situation, forces into agreement: High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp privacy policy places users in ‘take it or leave it’ situation, forces into agreement: High Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy places its users in a “take it or leave it” situation, virtually forcing them into an agreement by providing a mirage of choices and then sharing their data with its parent company Facebook. The High Court’s verdict came while dismissing appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order rejecting …

WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Shares Sensitive Data With Facebook, Forces Users Into Agreement By Providing Mirage Of Choice: Delhi HC
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Shares Sensitive Data With Facebook, Forces Users Into Agreement By Providing Mirage Of Choice: Delhi HC

Live Law  

"The 2021 Policy places its users in a "take-it-or-leave-it" situation, virtually forcing its users into agreement by providing a mirage of choice, and then sharing their sensitive data with Facebook Companies envisaged in the policy," the Delhi High Court has observed while upholding the proposed investigation of Competition Commission of India into WhatsApp's privacy policy.A. "The 2021 Policy places its …

Delhi High Court rejects WhatsApp, Facebook appeals against CCI probe
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court rejects WhatsApp, Facebook appeals against CCI probe

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday, August 25, 2022, rejected appeals by WhatsApp and Facebook against the decision of the Competition Commission of India calling for an investigation into the instant messaging app’s 2021 updated privacy policy. Both WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook, now called Meta, had challenged a single-judge bench order dismissing their pleas against the probe ordered …

Delhi HC may pronounce order on pleas by WhatsApp, Facebook on August 25
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC may pronounce order on pleas by WhatsApp, Facebook on August 25

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Thursday its verdict on appeals by WhatsApp and Facebook against the decision of the Competition Commission of India calling for an investigation into the instant messaging app’s 2021 updated privacy policy. The court had reserved its order on July 25 on the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp challenging a single-judge order …

WhatsApp has not abused dominant position in India, rules NCLAT
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp has not abused dominant position in India, rules NCLAT

The Hindu  

The NCLAT has set aside a petition and upheld a 2017 CCI order that dismissed a complaint of predatory pricing against instant messaging platform WhatsApp. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal said no doubt WhatsApp has a 'dominant position' but it has not 'abused its dominant position' based on inputs provided by the appellant, an NGO Fight for Transparency Society. …

WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Neither Withdrawn Nor Stayed; Jurisdiction To Investigate Not Closed: CCI Tells Delhi High Court, Judgment Reserved
2 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Neither Withdrawn Nor Stayed; Jurisdiction To Investigate Not Closed: CCI Tells Delhi High Court, Judgment Reserved

Live Law  

The Competition Commission of India on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that its jurisdiction to investigate Whatsapp's new privacy policy is not closed as the policy in question is neither withdrawn nor stayed by any judicial forum. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad reserved order in the appeals filed by WhatsApp …

UK Watchdog Seeks Review into Government Use of WhatsApp And Other Messaging Apps
2 years, 8 months ago

UK Watchdog Seeks Review into Government Use of WhatsApp And Other Messaging Apps

News 18  

LONDON: Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the COVID-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said on Monday. The Information Commissioner’s Office said the review should examine the "systemic risks" around the use of private correspondence channels and to ensure improvements …

UK watchdog seeks review into government use of WhatsApp, messaging apps
2 years, 8 months ago

UK watchdog seeks review into government use of WhatsApp, messaging apps

The Hindu  

Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the COVID-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said on Monday. The Information Commissioner’s Office said the review should examine the "systemic risks" around the use of private correspondence channels and ensure improvements were made. …

WhatsApp Given Time Till July To Comply with EU Consumer Laws
2 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp Given Time Till July To Comply with EU Consumer Laws

News 18  

BRUSSELS: Meta's WhatsApp has until July to show that a privacy policy update introduced in January complies with EU consumer law, the European Commission said on Wednesday, in a case prompted by complaints from consumer bodies across Europe. The European Consumer Organisation and the European Network of consumer authorities said WhatsApp had not explained the changes in plain and intelligible …

Excerpt: What Privacy Means by Siddharth Sonkar
2 years, 11 months ago

Excerpt: What Privacy Means by Siddharth Sonkar

Hindustan Times  

On 4 January 2021, when WhatsApp announced an update of its privacy policy, it experienced a storm when millions of Indian users shifted to Telegram and Signal. Yet, news publications wrongly assumed that WhatsApp had finally ‘crossed a line’, requiring users to share their personal data with Facebook Group companies with no alternative. However, the more significant update of WhatsApp’s …

Europe's Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
55 years, 3 months ago

Europe's Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech

Wired  

If America’s antitrust motto is “break up Big Tech,” Europe now has its own variation: “Don't break them up, break them open.” That was the advice Cédric O, France’s digital economy minister and a central figure in drafting the EU’s new Digital Markets Act, said stuck with him as he negotiated radical new rules that aim to tackle the power …

Irish regulator could halt Facebook, Instagram EU-US data flows in May
3 years, 1 month ago

Irish regulator could halt Facebook, Instagram EU-US data flows in May

The Hindu  

EU-U.S. data transfers by Meta owned Facebook and Instagram could be halted as soon as May but the move would not immediately hit other big tech companies, Ireland's data privacy regulator said in an interview. Europe's highest court ruled in 2020 that an EU-U.S. data transfer pact was invalid due to concerns that U.S. government surveillance may not respect the …

WhatsApp has until end of Feb to clarify privacy policy change, EU says
3 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp has until end of Feb to clarify privacy policy change, EU says

The Hindu  

Facebook unit WhatsApp has been given until the end of February to explain changes to its privacy policy and whether this complies with EU consumer protection laws after complaints from consumer groups, the European Commission said on Thursday. The European Consumer Organisation and eight of its members took their grievances to the EU executive and the European network of consumer …

WhatsApp Is Adding More Privacy Updates To Comply With Irish Ruling
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp Is Adding More Privacy Updates To Comply With Irish Ruling

News 18  

WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the chat service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules. WhatsApp is taking the action after getting hit with a record EUR 225 million fine in September from Ireland’s data privacy watchdog for violating stringent European …

WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish ruling
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish ruling

The Hindu  

WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the chat service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules. WhatsApp is taking the action after getting hit with a record 225 million euro fine in September from Ireland’s data privacy watchdog for violating stringent European …

WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish ruling
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish ruling

Associated Press  

LONDON — WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the chat service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules. WhatsApp is taking the action after getting hit with a record 225 million euro fine in September from Ireland’s data privacy watchdog for violating …

Facebook's WhatsApp Fined Over Rs 1,951 Crores By Irish Regulator Under Europe's GDPR
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook's WhatsApp Fined Over Rs 1,951 Crores By Irish Regulator Under Europe's GDPR

News 18  

Facebook-owned WhatsApp was fined a record EUR 225 million by the Irish data protection regulator under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations on Thursday, after the EU privacy watchdog pressured Ireland to raise the penalty for the company’s privacy breaches. Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner, the lead data privacy regulator for Facebook within the European Union, said the issues related to whether …

Irish watchdog fines WhatsApp $267M after EU privacy probe
3 years, 7 months ago

Irish watchdog fines WhatsApp $267M after EU privacy probe

Associated Press  

LONDON — Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on transparency about sharing people’s data with other Facebook companies. Under GDPR, the Irish watchdog acts as the lead regulator in cross-border data privacy cases for WhatsApp and many other big tech companies that have …

Irish watchdog fines WhatsApp $267M after EU privacy probe
3 years, 7 months ago

Irish watchdog fines WhatsApp $267M after EU privacy probe

The Hindu  

Ireland's privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on transparency about sharing people's data with other Facebook companies. The watchdog's announcement wraps up an investigation into the Facebook-owned messaging service that opened in December 2018, after the EU rules, known as General Data Protection Regulation, …

WhatsApp fined $267 million by Irish watchdog for breaching EU data protection rules
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp fined $267 million by Irish watchdog for breaching EU data protection rules

India TV News  

Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on transparency about sharing people’s data with other Facebook companies. The Data Protection Commission said Thursday that it was also ordering WhatsApp to take “remedial actions” so that its data processing complies with the EU rules. The …

Delhi HC to Hear in Oct Appeals of FB, WhatsApp in Privacy Policy Matter
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC to Hear in Oct Appeals of FB, WhatsApp in Privacy Policy Matter

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Friday said it will hear in October the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp challenging its single-judge order dismissing their pleas against the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India into the instant messaging app's new privacy policy. The case relates to the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp against a single judge order dismissing their pleas …

WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month, EU watchdog says
3 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month, EU watchdog says

The Hindu  

EU privacy watchdog EDPB on Wednesday gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp after its peers objected to its draft finding. The agency, which leads oversight of Facebook because the company's European headquarters are based in Ireland, has been investigating WhatsApp to see if it complies with transparency obligations …

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