WhatsApp Hit with €5.5 Million Fine for Violating Data Protection Laws

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:30:00 Dan privacy , whatsapp

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Thursday imposed fresh fines of €5.5 million against Meta's #WhatsApp for violating data protection laws when processing users' #personal information.

At the heart of the ruling is an update to the messaging platform's Terms of Service that was imposed in the days leading to the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (#GDPR) in May 2018, requiring that users agree to the revised terms in order to continue using the service or risk losing access.

More at https://thehackernews.com/2023/01/whatsapp-hit-with-55-million-fine-for.html

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Dan

I'm a long-time user and enthusiast of open source software and espouse the philosophy that software code should be open (readable). So that everyone can see what happens behind the scenes while we use our electronic devices every day.