Meta's WhatsApp fined 5.5 mln euro by lead EU privacy regulator

Meta’s WhatsApp fined $5.95 million by lead EU privacy regulator

Meta's WhatsApp was fined 5.5 million euros ($5.95 million) by Ireland's Data Privacy Commissioner

Ireland's WhatsApp penalty highlights EU privacy turmoil

Ireland fined WhatsApp for breaching strict European Union privacy rules in a case that has exposed divisions among EU watchdogs over how to regulate its parent company, Meta. The chat app was ordered to pay 5.5 million euros ($5.9 million) Thursday by the Data Protection Commission for forcing users to allow personal data to be used to provide “service improvements and security” - but only after some of its European counterparts balked at its i…

Meta slapped with 5.5 million euro fine for EU data breach

DPC gave Meta six months to bring its data operations into compliance

WhatsApp fined 5.5m euro by Ireland’s data watchdog

WhatsApp has been fined more than five million euro by Ireland’s data watchdog over data protection breaches.

Meta's WhatsApp fined 5.5 million euro by lead EU privacy regulator

The DPC also told WhatsApp to reassess how it uses personal data for service improvements following a similar order it issued this month to Meta's other main platforms

Meta slapped with 5.5 mn euro fine for EU data breach

Social media giant Meta has been fined an additional 5.5 million euros ($5.9 million) for breaches of EU data protection regulations by its instant messaging platform WhatsApp, Ireland's regulator announced Thursday.