German consumer group sues WhatsApp

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German consumer group sues WhatsApp


German consumer group sues WhatsApp
- The consumer group filed its lawsuit on Monday in Berlin's state court, arguing that the smart-phone messaging service "partly illegally" collects and stores data and then passes it on to its parent company Facebook.The "high level of data protection" that exists in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, must be safeguarded, said Klaus Müller, a board member of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations.Watch video 03:17 Share How safe is WhatsApp?
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German consumer groups sue WhatsApp over privacy policy changes


German consumer groups sue WhatsApp over privacy policy changes
- WhatsApp's privacy policy change allowing Facebook to target advertising at its users has landed the company in a German court.The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBZ) has filed suit against WhatsApp in the Berlin regional court, alleging that the company collects and stores data illegally and passes it on to Facebook, the federation said Monday.Facebook acquired WhatsApp in October 2014, but it wasn't until August 2016 that WhatsApp said it would modify its privacy policy to allow it to share lists of users' contacts with Facebook.
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German consumer rights group accuses WhatsApp of illegally sharing user data with Facebook – Tech2


German consumer rights group accuses WhatsApp of illegally sharing user data with Facebook – Tech2
- VZBZ, The Federation of German Consumer Organisations, a non-governmental organisation has filed a lawsuit against WhatsApp for sharing its user data with Facebook.The group pointed out that the company is illegally collecting and storing the data to pass it to Facebook.Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 but there was no privacy concern or problem around WhatsApp.
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German consumer groups sue WhatsApp over privacy policy changes


German consumer groups sue WhatsApp over privacy policy changes
- WhatsApp's privacy policy change allowing Facebook to target advertising at its users has landed the company in a German court.The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBZ) has filed suit against WhatsApp in the Berlin regional court, alleging that the company collects and stores data illegally and passes it on to Facebook, the federation said Monday.Facebook acquired WhatsApp in October 2014, but it wasn't until August 2016 that WhatsApp said it would modify its privacy policy to allow it to share lists of users' contacts with Facebook.
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German consumer group files data suit against WhatsApp


German consumer group files data suit against WhatsApp
- BERLIN — A German consumer group says it has filed a lawsuit against WhatsApp over its data gathering and sharing practices.The Federation of German Consumer Organizations said Monday that it filed the suit at Berlin's state court.It argued that WhatsApp "collects and stores data in part illegally and passes them on to Facebook."Facebook acquired the global messaging service in 2014 and announced last summer that WhatsApp would begin sharing phone numbers of its users with the social network.
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