On: Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data ...

[hrbf]

> A spokesperson for WhatsApp said: “As the Hamburg DPA’s claims are wrong, the order will not impact the continued roll-out of the update.

The amount of Facebook’s arrogance at play here is just staggering.

[mrjin → hrbf]

That's simply because the penalty of violating the law is no more than a breeze in comparison to their revenue.

[klaustopher → mrjin]

The fee is up to 4% of facebooks annual worldwide revenue ... That would be ~2bn $

[qznc → klaustopher]

So far the responsible DPC just ignores the complaints though: https://noyb.eu/en/irish-dpc-handles-9993-gdpr-complaints-wi...

[ab111111111 → hrbf]

Quite. Who are mere German public officials to question the rectitude of an organisation as august as Facebook?

[Graffur → ab111111111]

To be fair, it seems like the German public office have not done their work and have some thing incorrect. As such, it doesn't apply.

[jazu → hrbf]

That German authority interprets the law in some way, Facebook interprets it in some other way. i assume the courts will decide. Seems reasonable to me.

[randomlurking → jazu]

When it comes to my data, I’d rather not have them use it until forbidden. I want it to be not Used until explicitly allowed