However, the data protection statement must be easily understandable for the data subjects, among other things, Art.

In principle, the GDPR does not stipulate the language in which the data protection declaration must be written. Privacy policy: The privacy policy is also available in German. WhatsApp can only be used without restrictions if access to one's own address book is permitted. Due to the relationship with the parent company Facebook, this data can also be forwarded to Facebook. The consent of these people is not obtained. The data of persons in the user's address book who do not use WhatsApp are also recorded for matching. Server location: Outside the EU, mainly USA.Īddress book matching: WhatsApp automatically checks the user's local address book with its own database when a user registers. However, the metadata of the communication is not encrypted end-to-end, so that WhatsApp is able to know who, when and with whom etc., has been communicating. WhatsApp cannot, for example, read chats or listen in on calls. End-to-end encryption means that only the people communicating with each other have access to the contents of the communication. Registration: A phone number is required to register with WhatsApp.Įncryption: The content of chats (including group chats) as well as status messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted.

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