firstpost : WhatsApp will share user data with Facebook regardless of Delhi HC order demanding otherwise – Tech2

WhatsApp will share user data with Facebook regardless of Delhi HC order demanding otherwise – Tech2

Update 29 September 20:55 – In response to this post, WhatsApp has reached out with a response attributed to its spokesperson: "WhatsApp will comply with the order from the Delhi High Court.We plan to proceed with the privacy policy and terms update in accordance with the Court's order.The Court's emphasis on the importance of user choice and consent is encouraging."WhatsApp has refused to comply with a Delhi High Court order to delete all user data collected before 25 September.

Facebook to appeal German order on WhatsApp data

Facebook said it would appeal against an order by a German privacy regulator on Tuesday to stop collecting and storing data of German users of its messaging app WhatsApp and to delete all data that has already been forwarded to it.The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information said Facebook was infringing data protection law and had not obtained effective approval from WhatsApp's 35 million users in Germany."After the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook two years ago, both parties have publicly assured that data will not be shared between them," commissioner Johannes Caspar said in a statement.

Russian anti-terrorism law allows security firms to hack Facebook Messenger, Skype, WhatsApp

Russian anti-terrorism law allows security firms to hack Facebook Messenger, Skype, WhatsAppShare this content:linkedingooglePrintThe law also requires social media and communications companies to hand over encryption keys to assist state security agencies.A recently passed Russian law has given the country's security firms the green light to crack encrypted communication services including Facebook Messenger, Skype and WhatsApp.The Yarovaya Law was adopted as an anti-terrorism measure.