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WhatsApp Sharing Data with Facebook Raises Alarm for Privacy Advocates

Changes announced by WhatsApp have drawn the ire of privacy advocates, who say that the messaging service's plan to share user data with parent company Facebook is against the law and should be blocked.The changes will allow the popular app -- which says it has more than one billion users -- to "coordinate more with Facebook" by sharing the user data, they said.

WhatsApp Will Send Facebook Inc. (FB) Your Phone Number [Video]

WhatsApp, the global messaging firm owned by Facebook Inc. (FB), has an important question for you: Can I have your number?The company will soon give Facebook the phone numbers and device details of WhatsApp users, a marked difference from its pledge to protect the privacy of its users, reports the Associated Press.

Regulators 'Look Into' Facebook Links To WhatsApp

6:00pm 29th August 2016Regulators are "looking into" plans for WhatsApp to share user information with Facebook.The online chat app has changed its privacy policy to allow sharing the information, which includes the phone numbers of its users, with its parent company.