Germany bans new WhatsApp privacy policy: "Its consequences are unclear"
We recently told you that WhatsApp's new privacy policy could be declared illegal and this is because the Germany banned new WhatsApp terms of service Parts and accessories "The consequences for users are unclear".
Germany remains firm on WhatsApp, bans new privacy policy
WhatsApp attributes this decision to a "big misunderstanding"
As can be read in Android Police, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Johannes Casper, banned WhatsApp's new privacy policy in Germany, which will come into effect on May 15, because “the provisions on data transfers are dispersed. at different levels of the privacy policy and are unclear and difficult to distinguish in their European and international versions. "
Casper also added that in the new privacy policy of the Facebook-owned messaging app there are too many contradictions and even after careful analysis it is not clear what real consequences this has for users.
In addition, he also pointed out that the acceptance of these new terms of service is not freely given because WhatsApp requires their acceptance in order to continue to use all the platform's functionalities.
This ban was made in the context of an emergency procedure. a temporary validity of 3 months, which is why Johannes Casper will take this case to the European Data Protection Council to obtain a legally binding decision at European level.
WhatsApp will periodically send us notifications so that we accept its new privacy policy
In the event that this claim is successful, the ban in WhatsApp's new privacy policy could be extended to all countries of the European Union.
For his part, a spokesperson for WhatsApp said he did not agree with the investigation carried out by the Hamburg commissioner and that this order prohibiting his new conditions of use is based on a "major misunderstanding" which has no legitimate basis.
It also points out that this update to its privacy policy provides greater transparency on how they collect and use data of their users.
Finally, she clarified that this ban would not affect the continuity of the application of its new conditions of use in the rest of the world.
