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'Patent ambiguity': WhatsApp's record €225 million fine underlines grave transparency issues
- Some of the information provided by WhatsApp to users was described as "unnecessarily ambiguous" and "ill-defined".
- Non-users of WhatsApp were given no information about why the company was processing their mobile phone numbers.
- Engaging with WhatsApp's Privacy Policy during the inquiry was described as a "needlessly frustrating exercise".