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Ireland: Opening of statutory inquiry into WhatsApp for alleged data breaches

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Opening of statutory inquiry into WhatsApp for alleged data breaches

On 10 December 2018, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened an investigation into WhatsApp for allegedly violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPC was made aware of these possible violations by several breach notifications.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2018-12-10
under deliberation

On 10 December 2018, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened an investigation into WhatsA…

2021-07-28
in force

On 28 July 2021, the dispute over a draft decision made by the Irish Data Protection Authority (DPA…

2021-09-02
in force

On 2 September 2021, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) concluded its investigation into Wh…

2022-12-07
in force

On 7 December 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a statement dismissing an act…

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