The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has denied a challenge by Meta's WhatsApp over the €225 million fine issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission for EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) transparency violations over its data-sharing plans with Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp filed for an annulment of the European Data Protection Board's (EDPB) adopted Article 65 decision that led to the DPC fine. The CJEU's General Court ruling upheld the EDPB's role and authority to arrive at a collective decision under the EU General Data Protection Regulation's consistency mechanism while noting WhatsApp was not directly concerned by the board's decision.
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