Hefty fine for WhatsApp by the Irish privacy authority. The company, which was bought by Facebook in 2014 and which has its European headquarters in Ireland, will have to pay a fine of 225 million euros for violating European rules on the protection of personal data. The amount of the fine has been revised upwards on the indication of the European Data Protection Board.
Going into detail, according to Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), which is largely responsible for overseeing compliance with the EU's GDPR data rights charter, WhatsApp allegedly shared personal data of their own with the other companies belonging to Facebook. All without informing them properly. The accusation is therefore that of not having fulfilled the "transparency obligations” on the communication relating to the use of data and their sharing provided for by the Gdpr, the general regulation for the protection of personal data of the European Union. The ruling came after a three-year investigation.
In addition to paying the 225 million fine, WhatsApp will have to change your privacy rules, complying with the GDPR. A company spokesman has already teased CNBC about the company's plans to appeal: “We are committed to providing a secure and privacy-protecting service. We do not agree with today's decision and the fine is completely disproportionate,” she commented.
