Facebook ban from processing WhatsApp user data by German regulator
By MYBRANDBOOK
The data protection regulator of Germany for Facebook (FB.O) has banned the social media platform from processing personal data from WhatsApp users in the country as the regulator views the messaging app's new terms of use as illegal.
A three month emergency ban has been issued by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) which is permitted under the General Data Protection Regulation.
"This order seeks to secure the rights and freedoms of the many millions of users who give their consent to the terms of use throughout Germany," Hamburg's Data Protection Officer Johannes Caspar said.
"My objective is to prevent disadvantages and damages associated with such a black-box procedure."
Caspar heads the domestic oversight of Facebook under Germany's federal system as its country office is in Hamburg. He announced his decision before a May 15 deadline for consenting to WhatsApp's new terms.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the action by the Hamburg data protection authority rested on a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose and effect of its update and therefore had no legitimate basis.
"As the Hamburg DPA’s claims are wrong, the order will not impact the continued roll-out of the update. We remain fully committed to delivering secure and private communications for everyone,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said.
The regulatory action has opened a new front in Germany over Facebook's privacy policies, with its national antitrust regulator waging a legal battle over data practices it says amount to an abuse of market dominance.
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