WhatsApp Appeals €225 Million GDPR Fine to EU’s Top Court
WhatsApp appeals a €225 million fine at the CJEU, challenging the EDPB’s decision over alleged GDPR violations related to user data transparency.
WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
WhatsApp to allow cross-app messaging while adhering to EU privacy laws.
Meta facing record fine for mishandling EU user data
Facebook is set to face potentially record-breaking fine for their noncompliance with the GDPR.
Meta fined €5.5m over WhatsApp data handling
This is the latest fine issued against Meta services including WhatsApp in recent years over data collection practices.
EU court rejects WhatsApp challenge against EU Data Protection Board
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed as inadmissible an action brought by WhatsApp against a decision of the European Data Protection Board.
WhatsApp data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale
If you use WhatsApp, your details could well be up for sale.
UK health authorities slammed for WhatsApp use in pandemic
Sure, stuff got done fast – but personal information was put at risk.
UK “Online Safety Bill” wants a backdoor on end-to-end encrypted messaging apps
A proposed new amendment to the UK’s “Online Safety Bill” would force tech companies to scan people’s private messages on end-to-end-encrypted apps.
Security experts fear the DMA will break WhatsApp encryption
For messaging apps, that would mean letting end-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp mingle with less secure protocols like SMS.
WhatsApp privacy policy tweaked in Europe after record fine
WhatsApp is rewriting policies to comply with regulator demands after being issued an enormous fine.
WhatsApp to bring in encryption for backup chats after privacy fears
WhatsApp is allowing users to encrypt their backed-up chats, making them unreadable without access to a password or 64-digit encryption key.
WhatsApp challenges DPC’s €225 million fine
Case initiated in the High Court over ‘disproportionate’ penalties on company.