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WhatsApp updates privacy policy after DPC fine

Messaging service is appealing fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission issued in January over the collection of users’ information

WhatsApp said the new changes will not affect users, encryption or the sharing of data with other Meta-owned platforms

WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy following the issuing of a fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission earlier this year in a move that the messaging service said would not not affect users.

The platform, which was fined €5.5 million by the commission in January, earlier this week updated its legal basis on data processing to ensure it complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The move comes after the regulator found that ...