Ireland’s data privacy watchdog has dished out its biggest ever fine of €225 million ($266 million) to WhatsApp for infringements regarding the sharing of personal information with other companies also owned by Facebook.
On Thursday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) slapped WhatsApp with a record fine of €225 million. In a statement released by the watchdog, the DPC said it had been investigating since December 2018 whether WhatsApp had abided by its “transparency obligations” under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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