WhatsApp under fire for Facebook tie-up
Facebook, underthe leadership ofMark Zuckerberg,its chief executiveofficer, is coordinatinginformation across itscollection of businesses,including WhatsApp.San Francisco: When Facebook bought the start-up WhatsApp in 2014, Jan Koum, one of WhatsApp's founders, declared that the deal would not affect the digital privacy of his mobile messaging service's millions of users.
WhatsApp blasted for sharing private user data with Facebook in violation of law
WhatsApp blasted for sharing private user data with Facebook in violation of lawPhoto courtesy of WhatsAppMOSCOW — Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) organization accuses WhatsApp of violating Federal Trade Commission's order by sharing users data with Facebook.When Facebook purchased the popular messenger in 2014, WhatsApp pledged to preserve its users' privacy.
Regulators 'Look Into' Facebook Links To WhatsApp
Regulators 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.
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