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Germany just banned WhatsApp's new privacy policy, and all of the EU might be next - Android Police

Germany just banned WhatsApp's new privacy policy, and all of the EU might be next - Android Police

Germany just banned WhatsApp's new privacy policy, and all of the EU might be next - Android Police
May 12, 2021 1 min, 4 secs

The country has been scrutinizing the new WhatsApp privacy policy since mid-April, and a data regulation body finally decided to enforce a ban on the revision using procedures introduced with the European GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

Specifically, the ban was enforced by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Johannes Casper, who argued on Tuesday that the "provisions on data transfers are scattered at different levels of the privacy policy, they are unclear and hard to distinguish in their European and international versions." He continued explaining how "the contents are misleading and show considerable contradictions.

Since the emergency procedure that was used to enforce the ban is only effective for three months, the Hamburg Commissioner is now looking to bring the case to the European Data Protection Board, which could lead to a legally binding decision at the European level — potentially protecting residents of all member states from the new privacy policy.

As you would expect, WhatsApp disagrees with the comments and research conducted by the Hamburg Commissioner.

When you don't accept the new policy by May 15, WhatsApp will gradually reduce the amount of features you have access to until you're completely locked out, effectively forcing you to accept the revised legal document if you want to continue using the service

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