“Please note that SAs regularly exchange information on cases within the context of the one-Stop-Shop. “The matter will most likely be further discussed at a later date,” it added. It told us there was “an exchange of views” on the topic at yesterday’s plenary meeting. But it also issues guidance on the interpretation of EU law and can step in to cast the deciding vote in cases where there is disagreement on cross-border EU investigations. The steering body’s role is typically to act as a liaison between EU DPAs. We reached out to the EDPB with questions about the GPDP’s intervention. The Italian agency adds that it reserves the right to intervene “as a matter of urgency” in order to protect users and enforce EU laws on the protection of personal data. In a notification on its website the Italian agency writes that it believes it is not possible for WhatsApp users to understand the changes that are being introduced under the new terms, nor to “clearly understand which data processing will actually be carried out by the messaging service after February 8.” In recent weeks WhatsApp has been alerting users they must accept new T&Cs in order to keep using the service after February 8.Ī similar alert over updated terms has also triggered concerns in India - where a petition was filed today in the Delhi High Court alleging the new terms are a violation of users’ fundamental rights to privacy and pose a threat to national security. The Italian GPDP said today it has contacted the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to raise concerns about a lack of clear information over what’s changing under the incoming T&Cs. Confusion over an update to Facebook-owned chat platform WhatsApp’s terms and conditions has triggered an intervention by Italy’s data protection agency.
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