Italy antitrust agency probes WhatsApp messaging service
An illustration photo shows the Whatsapp application logo on a mobile phone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2, 2016.REUTERS/Nacho DoceROME Italy's antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had opened a probe into whether messaging service WhatsApp obliged users to agree to sharing personal data with its parent company Facebook (FB.O) and imposed "unfair" conditions on users.WhatsApp said in August it would start sharing phone numbers with the social network, prompting European regulators to declare they would put the matter under close scrutiny.
WhatsApp is the most secure messaging app
WhatsApp was highly appreciated when it announced default end-to-end encryption on its messaging platform in April.A research study done by Amnesty International revealed that the most secure existing messaging app is Facebook-owned WhatsApp, followed by Apple's iMessage and FaceTime, and Telegram.On the other hand, Microsoft' Skype and Snapchat were slammed for using a weak encryption.
Italy antitrust agency probes WhatsApp messaging service
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had opened a probe into whether messaging service WhatsApp obliged users to agree to sharing personal data with its parent company Facebook FB.O and imposed "unfair" conditions on users.WhatsApp said in August it would start sharing phone numbers with the social network, prompting European regulators to declare they would put the matter under close scrutiny.The Italian agency said it was investigating whether the WhatsApp application had led users to believe they would have not been able to continue using it unless they agreed to terms and conditions including the sharing of personal data.
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