techspot : WhatsApp and Facebook could face legal action from privacy groups over data sharing policy

WhatsApp and Facebook could face legal action from privacy groups over data sharing policy

When Facebook purchased WhatsApp in 2014, the messaging service vowed that its focus on user privacy wouldn't change.Last week, an update to the company's terms-of-service appeared to backtrack on this pledge, something that privacy groups and watchdogs on both sides of the Atlantic are unhappy about.Two groups voicing their concerns are the Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) in the US and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

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In an about-face that rankled many of its core users this week, mobile messaging service WhatsApp announced it would relax its strident privacy restrictions.The company will soon begin sharing some of its users' information — such as their phone numbers — with Facebook, which bought WhatsApp in 2014.The announcement was viewed as a betrayal by users who pointed out that WhatsApp's founders promised the Facebook deal would not affect privacy on WhatsApp.

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