WhatsApp has seen endless controversy since it last updated its privacypolicy earlier this year. The change compelled millions of users to migrateto other chatting apps.
Now, after several months, the chatting app has been forced to update itspolicy once again following a record €225 million fine. WhatsApp has saidthis update does not change how it collects data but meets the requirementsof the European Union privacy regulators regarding transparency.
The biggest argument against WhatsApp was that it does not disclose how itcollects and processes data from its users. It fails to adequately informusers how the app identifies people in their contact lists and more.
The change in policy will be effective in the UK and other Europeanjurisdictions that have adopted the European Union’s General DataProtection Regulations (GDPR).
The €225 million fine was the biggest ever issued by the Irish DPC, EU’stop privacy regulator for Meta (formerly Facebook) and other social mediacompanies.
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A WhatsApp spokesperson commented on the matter saying:
This update does not change our commitment to user privacy or the way weoperate our service, including how we process, use or share your data withanyone, including Meta. Wherever you are in the world, we protect allpersonal messages with end-to-end encryption, which means no one, not evenWhatsApp, can read or listen to them.
