WhatsApp collects data via cookies on at least 39 million active users per month in the Andean country with a population of about 50 million, the regulator said. READ ALSO: HBO Max arrives in Latin America on June 29 with a subscription starting at $ 3 WhatsApp did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The app is also not meeting 75% of data protection rules in a 2012 law, the regulator said in a statement. The Superintendency of Commerce and Industry said WhatsApp, owned by social network giant Facebook, needed to comply with rules meant to ensure users can know, update and correct information about them held in databases and by companies. Non-compliance with the order could result in investigations and fines of up to 2,000 minimum-wage salaries.Ĭolombia‘s top consumer protection watchdog on Wednesday ordered messaging application WhatsApp to take measures to protect users’ personal data, saying it was violating more than half of the regulations governing such information.WhatsApp collects data via cookies on at least 39 million active users per month in the Andean country.The Superintendency of Commerce and Industry said WhatsApp is not meeting 75% of data protection rules in a 2012 law.
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