Channel News Asia reports:
BRUSSELS : Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp on Thursday got the backing of an adviser to Europe’s top court in its fight against the EU privacy watchdog, which had ordered the Irish data protection authority to jack up a fine four years ago for privacy breaches.
The Irish enforcer fined WhatsApp 225 million euros ($242.2 million) in 2021 following complaints about its use of personal data in Ireland. The higher penalty came after the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) intervened in the case.
A lower tribunal rejected WhatsApp’s challenge against the EDPB in 2022, saying it has no legal standing to sue the authority as it was not directly affected by the EDPB’s decision, but that it could go to a national court on the Irish fine.
WhatsApp subsequently appealed to the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union, Europe’s highest.
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