The Article 29 Working Party put a bad light on Yahoo and WhatsApp

The IAPP reported, that the Article 29 Working Party issued a warning concerning possible violations of European data protection regulations in form of a letter to both Yahoo and Whatsapp.

Both companies have been topic of public debate due to the way they handle the personal data of users. The concerns of the Article 29 Working Party regarding WhatsApp are that the company shares data with Facebook. Whereas, the objections towards Yahoo are raised due to both data breaches in 2014 and due to the allegation that the company scans incoming user emails for U.S. law enforcement agencies.

Therefore, the Article 29 Working Party requests that both companies provide more information on the problems. It can not be ruled out that investigations are launched and fines are imposed.