Organisation: WhatsApp
Morgan Stanley settlement: US Privacy and Cybersecurity Alert 17 November 2023
A judge declines to dismiss Meta’s NSO Group lawsuit; six attorney general offices secure a settlement over Morgan Stanley 2016 data incidents; and big names join the new Data Protection Review Court.
17 November 2023
General Court denies interventions in Irish case against EDPB
Noyb, the European Data Protection Supervisor and tech giant Meta have been denied intervenor status in cases brought by the Irish data regulator and Meta against the European Data Protection Board.
31 October 2023
WhatsApp’s €225 million ECJ appeal arguments emerge
WhatsApp said the EU General Court’s dismissal of its appeal against a European Data Protection Board decision was “erroneous”.
03 April 2023
Consumer group condemns WhatsApp agreement
Consumer rights organisation BEUC has criticised an agreement between WhatsApp and the European Commission, saying that it fails to address data protection concerns raised in the initial complaint.
06 March 2023
WhatsApp takes €225 million appeal to the ECJ
WhatsApp has taken its fight to overturn an EDPB recommendation to the EU’s highest court, after its first instance court shot down its first appeal.
22 February 2023
NSO fails to block WhatsApp spyware suit
The US Supreme Court has rejected NSO Group’s petition to dismiss a lawsuit by WhatsApp which claims it spied on platform users.
10 January 2023
WhatsApp bid to overturn one-stop-shop €225 million decision fails
The EU General Court has refused to hear WhatsApp’s appeal against an EDPB decision that significantly boosted a regulatory fine, stressing that the EU body did not fully dictate the final decision that imposed a nine-figure penalty.
07 December 2022
EDPB adopts binding decisions on three Meta fines
European Data Protection Board decisions in cases against Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp could cost parent company Meta billions of euros in fines.
06 December 2022