WhatsApp sanctions 29 billion yen Ireland, GDPR violation

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[London = Kenta Shinozaki] Irish Personal Information Protection Authorities will impose a total of 225 million euros (approximately 29 billion yen) a total of 225 million euros (about 29 billion yen) on the 2nd dialogue application "Whatsapp" under the U.S. Facebook.Was announced.He said he had neglected a sufficient explanation to the user about the handling of personal information, and was found to be a violation of the General Data Protection Rules (GDPR) of the European Union (EU).

According to European media, the disposed Watts -Up Irish corporation is considering appeal with the decision and the size of the sanctions.

According to the decision, Wattsup did not disclose transparent information to application users and citizens in the EU region, regarding how to use personal information, such as how smartphone phonebook data is handled.He declared that it violated GDPR, which demands the proper management of personal information, and ordered users to explain the privacy.

WhatsApp制裁金290億円 アイルランド、GDPR違反で

This is the second largest sanctions based on the GDPR in 2018, following the 746 million euros, which Luxembourg has ordered Amazon.com in July this year.

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