WhatsApp Ireland has filed appeals against the decision to sanction it a record Euros 225million fine by the Data Protection Commissioner last month for violations of users' privacy. The European arm of the messaging service filed both a judicial review application before the Irish High Court seeking to set aside the DPC's decision for want of legality, as well as a statutory appeal against the decision itself.The DPC announced the fine on 20th August, 2021, after finding WhatsApp violated the European GDPR in the processing of both its users, as well as non-users data, and for sharing users' data with Facebook.
In the Judicial Review filing, WhatsApp seeks to quash the DPC decision for unconstitutionality citing the European Convention on Human Rights. It also claims it was denied fair procedure and equated the fine to a criminal sanction. The application will be heard inter-parties next month. WhatsApp has also appealed the decision on its merits in the Superior Court.
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