2016-09-08:What's up, Zuck? FTC to probe Facebook for WhatsApp phone number mega-slurp • The Register

What's up, Zuck? FTC to probe Facebook for WhatsApp phone number mega-slurp • The Register

Is Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg about to get the microscope treatment from the FTC?Facebook is facing an FTC probe after snatching millions of people's phone numbers from its WhatsApp subsidiary.Privacy rights warriors at EPIC have asked the US watchdog to investigate the personal data grab – and the commission says it will look into the matter.

Twitter takes aim at WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger as it overhauls direct messages

Twitter users have flocked to the site to complain about new featuresTwitter appears to have taken a page from WhatsApp in its overhaul of its direct message system.The struggling social network has added read receipts, typing indicators and web link previews, which the firm hopes will position them as a full-fledged messaging service.Although many of Twitter's users are unhappy with the changes, it is possible to disable receipts from the security page.

Twitter DMs just got a whole lot more like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp

Twitter just got a whole lot more like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, after the social media service made some major changes to its direct messages.It's overhauling its messaging service with a little inspiration from its rivals - starting with read receipts.Just like WhatsApp, users will now automatically trigger receipts, in the form of a tick, if they've seen a message.

Facebook Plan for WhatsApp Will Be "Carefully Reviewed" by FTC

When Facebook swallowed WhatsApp in 2014, CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised no one would mess with the popular messaging service's strict privacy protections.But that was then.Last month, the two companies had a change of heart as Facebook fb said it would slurp up user data, including phone numbers, that has till now been walled off in WhatsApp.