Facebook-affiliated WhatsApp fines 29 billion yen, EU pressure boosts fines more than quadruple
On September 2, 2021, the Irish
Data Protection Commission announces decision in WhatsApp inquiry | 02/09/2021 | Data Protection Commission announces
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/data-protection-commission-announces-decision-whatsapp-inquiry
Facebook's WhatsApp Fined Around $ 270 Million for EU Privacy Violations --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-whatsapp-fined-around-270-million-for-eu-privacy-violations-11630576800
WhatsApp fined a record 225 mln euro by Ireland over privacy | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/technology/irish-data-privacy-watchdog-fines-whatsapp-225-mln-euros-2021-09-02/
On September 2nd, DPC announced the results of a GDPR-based survey of WhatsApp. As a result of this survey, which started on December 10, 2018, DPC said, 'WhatsApp did not fully explain the use of personal information, such as sharing user information with other companies including Facebook.' Has sentenced WhatsApp to a fine of € 225 million.
With Facebook's European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, DPC, who was in charge of investigating WhatsApp, was initially considering a fine of € 5 million. However, the DPC is based on Article 65 of the GDPR, which provides for conflicts between regulators, as eight EU countries have argued that the fines are too low and criticized that the investigation is taking too long. The dispute resolution process has begun. As a result, a decision to strengthen sanctions on WhatsApp was adopted, and the fine was significantly increased to 225 million euros.
The € 225 million fine is about 0.8% of Facebook's 2020 revenue, the second largest since the GDPR came into force. In July 2021, Amazon was fined € 746 million, the highest ever, for diverting consumer data into advertising and violating the GDPR. ..
In response to the sanctions, a WhatsApp spokeswoman said, 'I disagree with today's decision on transparency that I was making in 2018, and the fines are too disproportionate. We've been trying to be comprehensive, 'he said. WhatsApp may not only appeal to Irish courts, but may also appeal directly to EU judicial courts, as the decision is based on adoption by a board of directors representing all regulatory agencies in the EU.
In addition to Facebook, Google and Apple tech companies have European headquarters in Ireland, so DPC is also responsible for investigating these companies, but activists and regulators in other EU countries say it's lax. The criticism is concentrated. For example, the only sanctions imposed on large corporations prior to the WhatsApp fine were the € 450,000 fine that was handed down to Twitter in December 2020.
In response to these criticisms, DPC data protection commissioner Helen Dickson said, 'High-tech companies' cases are complex and can be overturned in later trials if not handled carefully,' he said in a difficult position. It made me bleed something.
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