Following a 5.5 million euro fine by Ireland's Data Protection Commission in January, WhatsApp switched its legal basis for processing personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Euractiv reports. The DPC found WhatsApp's prior "contract" legal basis insufficient and ordered the app to find a new one. WhatsApp will now use the "legitimate interest" legal basis, which a spokesperson said, "does not change our commitment to user privacy" nor "the way we treat user data."