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Ireland watchdog fines WhatsApp record sum for flouting EU privacy rules

Messaging app calls €225m fine for breaking data protection rules ‘entirely disproportionate’

Ireland’s data privacy watchdog has slapped WhatsApp with a record €225m (£193m) fine for violating EU data protection rules.

The Dublin-based Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the decision on Thursday after a three-year investigation into the messaging app, which is owned by Facebook. It ordered WhatsApp to remedy its behaviour to protect privacy.

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Originally posted in the guardian.