Business use only with licenseĪnother problem is the further stipulation in the general terms and conditions, that WhatsApp may only be used for business purposes, if WhatsApp Inc. Such informed consent is – however – required by Article 6 I. In practice no user will have received an express consent of all contacts to pass on their telephone numbers and other data to WhatsApp. In that context the user expressly confirms that he is authorized to transfer such personal data to WhatsApp Inc. Users have to agree, in order to make use of the service, to allow access to the telephone numbers of WhatsApp users and other contacts stored on the mobile device (often in Outlook).
Unlimited access to contact dataThe main concern is based on the general terms and conditions of WhatsApp. in Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. The main reason has to be seen in recent decisions of German courts and opinions publicized by data protection authorities e.g. Following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25th 2018 a number of large companies have decided to ban the use of WhatsApp, SnapChat and similar services on mobile devices, which are either company owned or privately owned devices which are used for business purposes (Bring Your Own Device).
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