Sojourn in legal limbo awaits DPC as WhatsApp fine is appealed

With the Facebook-owned messaging giant signalling its intention to appeal the €225m fine, months or even years in court are likely to await Helen Dixon and her office

Helen Dixon: the Data Protection Commissioner could spend years in court defending a €225 million fine against WhatsApp that she didn’t want to impose in the first place. Picture: Maura Hickey