I-European Commission imemezele izolo ukuthi inkundla yezokuxhumana ethandwayo i-WhatsApp kumele ichaze ezinye zezinguquko zayo zakamuva emigomeni yayo yesevisi kanye nokuvikelwa kobumfihlo. I-Meta (owayekade eyi-Facebook), lapho uhlelo lokusebenza luyingxenye yayo, kufanele inikeze le ncazelo phakathi nenyanga ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthobela umthetho wokuvikela abathengi we-EU. I-European Commission ike yazwakalisa ukukhathazeka ngokuthi abasebenzisi abacacile informace mayelana nemiphumela yesinqumo sakho sokwamukela noma ukwenqaba imigomo emisha yokusebenzisa isevisi.
“I-WhatsApp idinga ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzisi bayakuqonda lokho abakugunyazile nokuthi idatha yabo yomuntu siqu isetshenziswa kanjani, njengokuthi leyo datha yabelwa kuphi nozakwethu bebhizinisi. I-WhatsApp kumele izibophezele kithi ekupheleni kukaFebhuwari ngokuthi izozixazulula kanjani izinkathazo zethu." UKhomishana Wezobulungiswa WaseYurophu uDidier Reynders esitatimendeni izolo.
NgoSepthemba odlule, inkampani yahlawuliswa irekhodi lama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-225 (cishe imiqhele eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5,5) umlawuli oyinhloko we-EU, Ikhomishini Yokuvikelwa Kwedatha yase-Ireland (DPC), ngokungaphumeleli ngokwabelana ngedatha yomuntu siqu. Ngonyaka owodwa odlule, i-WhatsApp yakhipha inguqulo entsha yenqubomgomo yayo yobumfihlo. Lokho kuvumela isevisi ukuthi yabelane ngedatha eyengeziwe yomsebenzisi nemininingwane mayelana nokusebenzisana okungaphakathi kwayo nenkampani engumzali i-Meta. Abasebenzisi abaningi abavumelananga nalokhu.
NgoJulayi, isiphathimandla sokuvikela abathengi saseYurophu i-BEUC sathumela isikhalazo kuKhomishini YaseYurophu, sithi i-WhatsApp yehlulekile ukuchaza ngokucacile ukuthi inqubomgomo entsha ihluke kanjani kwendala. Mayelana nalokhu, waveza ukuthi kunzima kubasebenzisi ukuqonda ukuthi izinguquko ezintsha zizobathinta kanjani ubumfihlo babo. Umthetho wokuvikela abathengi we-EU ugunyaza ukuthi izinkampani eziphethe idatha yomuntu siqu zisebenzise imigomo yenkontileka ecacile nesobala kanye nokuxhumana kwezohwebo. Ngokusho kwe-European Commission, indlela ye-WhatsApp engaqondakali kulolu daba ngakho-ke iphula lo mthetho.
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