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The EUs data watchdogs are starting to flex their muscles.
The225m ($267m) fine wasissued bythe Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC).
The body is Europes lead authority for WhatsApp owner Facebook, which has its EU headquarters in Ireland.
The watchdog also ordered the company to takeremedial actions to ensure its data processing complies with the rules.
WhatsApp said it would appeal the entirely disproportionate fine.
Slapping Amazon and WhatsApp with big GDPR fines suggests its getting sharper.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
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Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
