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Of decision de la Hamburgische Beauftrage fur Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (HmbBfDI) is a response to the continuing turmoil around the new whatsapp terms and conditions. These conditions must be accepted by each user before May 15 and prescribe, among other things, the sharing of data with Facebook.
German privacy watchdog HmbBfDI is now using an emergency GDPR procedure to prevent Facebook from enforcing its terms in Germany for the next three months. Under the GDPR, data cannot simply be shared without valid reasons.
Facebook threatened to deny users outside the EU who would agree to terms with access to their account, but the company stepped in recently back.
“ The conditions are too unclear ”
There are European and international versions of the new WhatsApp terms and conditions. However, according to the HmbBfDI, it’s too difficult to know what the differences are between the two in terms of data sharing. The terms would be too vague anyway.
“The content is misleading and contradicts itself,” said the privacy watchdog. “The consequences for users are unclear. Facebook cannot say that it has a legitimate interest in sharing WhatsApp users’ data, as their interest is contrary to the rights of their users.” Therefore, according to HmbBfDI, the new conditions are contrary to the GDPR.
Facebook: the deployment of conditions continues
According to WhatsApp, there is no data sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp, and it is only messages between companies and customers. “This decision stems from a misunderstanding about the purpose and effect of the new conditions,” the company said. TechCrunch. “This decision will not affect the deployment of the new conditions.”
