EU fines Facebook over 'misleading' WhatsApp data claim

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In addition, French data protection regulators also fined Facebook 150,000 euros for breaking rules on data sharing and user tracking. Last week, Italian anti-trust regulators imposed a 3m-euro fine on WhatsApp for making users agree to share personal data with Facebook. The European Commission said Facebook had said it could not automatically match user accounts on its own platform and WhatsApp. However, it added that the fine would not reverse its decision to clear the $19bn purchase of WhatsApp and was unrelated to separate investigations into data protection issues. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said: "Today's decision sends a clear signal to companies that they must comply with all aspects of EU merger rules, including the obligation to provide correct information.


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Facebook expected to face EU fine over $19bn WhatsApp deal

Facebook was charged with misleading EU regulators over its $19bn (£15.4bn) takeover of WhatsApp last December, after it moved to combine WhatsApp data with the social network. However, it was not clear on Wednesday evening the exact size of tomorrow's expected fine. Facebook is expected to receive a fine from EU antitrust regulators on Thursday for the "incorrect or misleading information" it provided to investigators who were probing its 2014 purchase of messaging service WhatsApp. The European Commission can issue a fine equal to 1pc of Facebook's global turnover, or around $180m. The commission said this breached assurances Facebook had made when the deal was approved in 2014.

Facebook expected to face EU fine over $19bn WhatsApp deal



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