Facebook's Use Of WhatsApp Data Is Subject Of Irish Probe

Law360 (July 15, 2021, 10:02 PM EDT) — The European Union’s data protection authorities on Thursday directed their colleague in Ireland to investigate how Facebook uses personal information from its WhatsApp subsidiary, although they rejected a request by a German regulator to immediately ban Facebook from processing that data.The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information announced in May that he had issued an order that would be effective for three months to prohibit Facebook from processing personal data from WhatsApp for its own purpose, in the wake of an update to WhatsApp’s terms of use and privacy policy that the regulator alleged granted the messaging service “far-reaching… Stay ahead of the curve In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition. Access to case data within articles (numbers, filings, courts, nature of suit, and more.) Access to attached documents such as briefs, petitions, complaints, decisions, motions, etc. Create custom alerts for specific article and case topics and so much more! TRY LAW360 FREE FOR SEVEN DAYS
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