Finalfine · GDPR
WhatsApp fined €225M over transparency
€225M
≈ $243M at the time
Irish Data Protection Commission
Ireland / EU · 2021
Status: Final
What happened
The DPC found that WhatsApp failed to properly explain to users and non-users how their data was processed and shared with other Meta companies.
How it affected users
Users could not make informed decisions about data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook.
Status timeline
Sep 2, 2021
Penalty announced.
Sources
- Irish DPC press releasesregulator
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Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "WhatsApp fined €225M over transparency," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2021-09-02. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/meta-ireland-whatsapp-2021/