Privacy Groups File FTC Complaint over WhatsApp Data Sharing with Facebook
Alleging a trail of broken promises, two privacy-focused advocacy groups yesterday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against a recent WhatsApp privacy policy change that states it will begin sharing user data with parent company Facebook.The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) said in a joint complaint that the proposed change constitutes an unfair and deceptive trade practice, and called on the FTC to investigate.
WhatsApp Betrays Privacy Stance, Will Share Data With Facebook
It was going to happen soon enough: WhatsApp will now start sharing user data with the company that owns it, Facebook.Getty ImagesFacebook, of course, will use this data to sell more ads.
WhatsApp Sharing Data with Facebook Raises Alarm for Privacy Advocates
CORPUS CHRISTI (KIII NEWS) - 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.
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