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But the company said it wouldn't allow people to opt out of sharing their phone numbers with Facebook. WhatsApp promised to let people opt out of receiving targeted ads (and receiving friend suggestions) based on phone numbers. by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, May 18, 2017Authorities in Europe fined Facebook $122 million for misleading officials about its ability to automatically combine data about its users with those of the messaging service WhatsApp. Last year, however, WhatsApp announced plans to share users' phone numbers and other information with Facebook, which said it would draw on those numbers to make friend suggestions to WhatsApp users, and also send them targeted ads. Before its merger with Facebook, WhatsApp was famous for its stringent privacy policies, including a promise to never share users' personally identifiable information for ad purposes.
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Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIncreased oversight has become something of a rite of passage for American technology companies operating in Europe. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Interested in all things tech? Advertisement Continue reading the main story"U.S. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe company's international headquarters are in Dublin. Facebook continues to collect and use WhatsApp data from people in the United States who use the service.
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But the company said it wouldn't allow people to opt out of sharing their phone numbers with Facebook. WhatsApp promised to let people opt out of receiving targeted ads (and receiving friend suggestions) based on phone numbers. by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, May 18, 2017Authorities in Europe fined Facebook $122 million for misleading officials about its ability to automatically combine data about its users with those of the messaging service WhatsApp. Last year, however, WhatsApp announced plans to share users' phone numbers and other information with Facebook, which said it would draw on those numbers to make friend suggestions to WhatsApp users, and also send them targeted ads. Before its merger with Facebook, WhatsApp was famous for its stringent privacy policies, including a promise to never share users' personally identifiable information for ad purposes.
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Facebook Receives $122 Million Fine From European Union For WhatsApp Merger
According to regulators, Facebook claimed at the time to be unable to automatically link the accounts of both Facebook and WhatsApp users. Other large companies in the U.S., including Amazon, Google , and Microsoft, have been subject to antitrust investigations from European regulators. While the fine has no impact on the merger between Facebook and WhatsApp, it establishes a firm precedent for future acquisitions. By August 2016, however, WhatsApp announced that it would start sharing its data, including users' phone numbers, with Facebook. Last Friday, an Italian antitrust agency also announced they were fining WhatsApp for $3.3 million for requiring users to share their personal information with Facebook.Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIncreased oversight has become something of a rite of passage for American technology companies operating in Europe. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Interested in all things tech? Advertisement Continue reading the main story"U.S. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe company's international headquarters are in Dublin. Facebook continues to collect and use WhatsApp data from people in the United States who use the service.
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