{"id":50188,"date":"2023-01-19T15:43:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T15:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34232\/WhatsApp-Fined-5.5-Million-Euro-By-Lead-EU-Privacy-Regulator.html"},"modified":"2023-01-19T15:43:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T15:43:44","slug":"whatsapp-fined-5-5-million-euro-by-lead-eu-privacy-regulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/whatsapp-fined-5-5-million-euro-by-lead-eu-privacy-regulator\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Fined 5.5 Million Euro By Lead EU Privacy Regulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/resizer\/9HhF2hB6Pn1WHFcGnY0uk00JoR8=\/1200x628\/smart\/filters:quality(80)\/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/reuters\/7W62RTYDMFJXNG7S2YE4CZ3OZ4.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">DUBLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) &#8211; Meta&#8217;s <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/META.O\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" rel=\"noopener\">(META.O)<\/a> WhatsApp subsidiary was fined 5.5 million euros ($5.95 million) on Thursday by Ireland&#8217;s Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), its lead EU privacy regulator, for an additional breach of the bloc&#8217;s privacy laws.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The DPC also told WhatsApp to reassess how it uses personal data for service improvements <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/all-quiet-western-front-lead-bafta-nominations-with-14-nods-2023-01-19\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\">following a similar order<\/a> it issued this month to Meta&#8217;s other main platforms, Facebook and Instagram, which stated Meta must reassess the legal basis upon which it targets advertising through the use of personal data.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">A spokesperson for WhatsApp said it intended to appeal the decision, and that it strongly believed that the way its service operates is both technically and legally compliant.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The Irish watchdog, which is the lead EU regulator for many of the world&#8217;s top technology companies due to the location of their European headquarters in Ireland, directed WhatsApp to bring its processing operations into compliance within six months.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The DPC fined WhatsApp 225 million euros in September 2021 for breaches that occurred in May 2018, the same period of time as the complaint dealt with on Thursday. WhatsApp is in the process of appealing that fine through the Irish courts.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">The regulator has fined Meta 1.3 billion euros to date and has 10 other inquiries open into its services.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\">($1 = 0.9246 euros)<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__default__UPMUu sign-off__text__PU3Aj\">Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Jason Neely and Jan Harvey<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X 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