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You. Facebook. Get over here now. This WhatsApp privacy update. Explain • The Register

The UK's new Privacy Commissioner has fired a warning shot across Facebook's bow over its privacy policy update.In a brief statement, Elizabeth Denham warned the social media giant that the changes it was making – most significant of which was to pull personal information, including phone numbers, from users of the WhatsApp chat app into Facebook – "will affect a lot of people.""Some might consider it'll give them a better service, others may be concerned by the lack of control," Denham, who took over the job in July, noted.

European privacy regulators to scrutinise WhatsApp privacy switch

PARIS Facebook's move to relax the privacy policy of WhatsApp, the world's most popular mobile messaging application, will be closely scrutinised, the chair of Europe's leading group of privacy regulators said on Monday.WhatsApp, which counts more than a billion users globally, said on Thursday it would start sharing users' phone numbers with Facebook, helping it to target advertisements and friend recommendations across the social media network.It said WhatsApp users could choose not to share their account information with Facebook.

Weekly Roundup: Zero-day hacks rock Apple, WhatsApp changes privacy policy

August, the weekend of months.This week a zero-day hack rocked Apple, WhatsApp announced a major privacy change and Tesla announced a new model that takes Ludicrous Mode to the next level.Would you rather get the Weekly Roundup in your inbox?