Louise Bernard with Alexis Patri 11:05 am, September 03, 2021
Following an investigation launched in 2018, the Irish regulator, the Data Protection Authority (DPC), is fining WhatsApp with a record fine.
The encrypted written and video messaging application is accused of having infringed European regulations on the protection of personal data.
225 million euros.
The Irish Data Protection Authority (DPC) writes and video messaging app WhatsApp is a record fine.
This national regulatory body believes that the application has violated European regulations on the protection of personal data.
This is the second biggest fine imposed on a digital player in Europe.
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An investigation requested by the European Commission in 2018
The fine against WhatsApp follows an investigation by the Irish data protection authority launched in 2018, at the request of the European Commission.
This procedure focused on WhatsApp's transparency obligations, in particular on the processing of information between WhatsApp and other Facebook companies.
The highest fine against a digital player fell last July.
Luxembourg then sanctioned the American merchant site Amazon with a fine of 746 million euros for non-compliance with European regulations on the private data of Internet users.