Irish regulators are still waiting for WhatsApp to suggest plans to solve European concerns over its data sharing agreement with parent company Facebook. The regulator has been told that the social media giant is not yet ready to provide a solution on how it will handle user data, which could include handing over users’ personal information or even blocking access Facebook was persuaded to suspend data sharing in both the Republic of Ireland and the UK, but the company was still fined $135m by EU regulators. It had already earlier suspended such data sharing activity in the UK. Irish regulators say data cannot be shared unless a plan is agreed.
Irish regulators are still waiting for WhatsApp to suggest plans to solve European concerns over its data sharing agreement with parent company Facebook. The regulator has been told that the social media giant is not yet ready to provide a solution on how it will handle user data, which could include handing over users’ personal information or even blocking access Facebook was persuaded to suspend data sharing in both the Republic of Ireland and the UK, but the company was still fined $135m by EU regulators. Irish regulators say data cannot be shared unless a plan is agreed.