{"id":334391,"date":"2021-09-02T20:28:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whatsapp-fined-a-record-266m-over-privacy-breaches\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T20:28:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:28:24","slug":"whatsapp-fined-a-record-266m-over-privacy-breaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whatsapp-fined-a-record-266m-over-privacy-breaches\/","title":{"rendered":"#WhatsApp fined a record $266M over privacy breaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> fined a record $266M over privacy breaches<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Facebook\u2019s\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0was fined a record 225 million euro ($266 million) by the Irish data protection regulator on Thursday after the EU privacy watchdog pressured Ireland to raise the penalty for the company\u2019s privacy breaches.<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp\u00a0said the fine was \u201centirely disproportionate\u201d and that it would appeal. Still, the Irish fine is significantly less than the record $886.6 million euro fine meted out to Amazon by the Luxembourg privacy agency in July.<\/p>\n<p>Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems, who has taken on Facebook in several privacy cases, said the initial fine was 50 million euros.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), the lead data privacy regulator for Facebook within the European Union, said the issues related to whether\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0conformed in 2018 with EU data rules about transparency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis includes information provided to data subjects about the processing of information between\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0and other Facebook companies,\u201d the Irish regulator said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0spokesperson said in a statement the issues in question related to policies in place in 2018 and the company had provided comprehensive information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe disagree with the decision today regarding the transparency we provided to people in 2018 and the penalties are entirely disproportionate,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Privacy activist Max Schrems speaking to press with blue-tipped microphones pointed at his face\" class=\"wp-image-19328456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems, a frequent critic of Facebook in several privacy cases, said the initial WhatsApp fine was just a quarter of the final ruling. EU\u2019s privacy watchdog pressured Ireland to raise the penalty for the company\u2019s privacy breaches.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">PA Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Board said it had given several pointers to the Irish agency in July to address criticism from its peers for taking too long to decide in cases involving tech giants and for not fining them enough for any breaches.<\/p>\n<p>It said a\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0fine should take into account Facebook\u2019s turnover and that the company should be given three months instead of six months to comply.<\/p>\n<p>Europe\u2019s landmark privacy rules, known as GDPR, are finally showing some teeth even if the lead regulator for some tech giants appears otherwise, said Ulrich Kelber, Germany\u2019s federal commissioner for data protection and freedom of information.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"WhatsApp logo surrounded by other app logos on a smartphone screen\" class=\"wp-image-19328498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>EU regulators raised concerns about how user information is handled between WhatsApp and other companies controlled by WhatsApp owner Facebook. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat is important now is that the many other open cases on\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0in Ireland are finally decided on so that we can take faster and longer strides towards the uniform enforcement of data protection law in Europe,\u201d he told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Data regulators from eight other European countries triggered a dispute resolution mechanism after Ireland shared its provisional decision in relation to the\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0inquiry, which started in December 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In July, a meeting of the European Data Protection Board issued a \u201cclear instruction that required the DPC to reassess and increase its proposed fine on the basis of a number of factors contained,\u201d the Irish regulator said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Logos of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp seen on a smartphone screen\" class=\"wp-image-19328539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/ireland-fines-whatsapp-266m4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption> Irish regulators had 14 major inquiries into Facebook and its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram open as of the end of last year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DeFodi Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFollowing this reassessment the DPC has imposed a fine of 225 million euros on\u00a0WhatsApp,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish regulator also reprimanded and ordered\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0to bring its processing into compliance by taking \u201ca range of specified remedial actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Irish regulator had 14 major inquiries into Facebook and its subsidiaries\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0and Instagram open as of the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Schrems said he would monitor the company\u2019s appeal closely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is to be expected that this case will now be before the Irish Courts for years and it will be interesting if the DPC is actively defending this decision before the Courts, as it was forced to make such a decision by its EU colleagues at the EDPB,\u201d he said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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