How and why the Privacy Guarantor sends messages against Whatsapp
The Whatsapp updates from February 8th are unclear and intelligible and must be carefully evaluated in light of the privacy regulations. Word of Guarantor. All the details
The Guarantor for the protection of personal data in Italy tugs Whatsapp. Here's how and why.
The message with which Whatsapp has warned its users of the updates that will be made, from 8 February, in the terms of service – in particular regarding the sharing of data with other companies in the group – and the same information on the treatment that will be made of the their personal data, are unclear and intelligible and must be carefully evaluated in light of the privacy regulations.
This is what the supervisory authority for the protection of personal data puts on paper .
WHAT THE GUARANTOR OF PRIVACY WILL DO WITH WHATSAPP
In fact, the Authority chaired by Pasquale Stanzione brought the matter to the attention of the Edpb, the Board that brings together the European privacy authorities.
THE PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GUARANTOR ABOUT WHATSAPP UPDATES
The Italian Guarantor – reads the press release – "believes that from the terms of service and the new information it is not possible for users to understand which changes have been introduced, nor to clearly understand which data processing will actually be carried out by the messaging service after February 8 ".
DOUBTS OF THE AUTHORITY ABOUT WHATSAPP UPDATES
This information – adds the authority – “therefore does not appear to be suitable for allowing Whatsapp users the manifestation of a free and aware will”.
THE NEXT MOVES OF THE GUARANTOR
However, the Italian Guarantor reserves the right to intervene, as a matter of urgency, to protect Italian users and enforce the regulations on the protection of personal data, as stated in the press release.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/come-e-perche-il-garante-della-privacy-messaggia-contro-whatsapp/ on Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:48:16 +0000.