as informed in Facebook Inc.'s messaging service whatsapp apps was given a one-month ultimatum with 1 of Europe's strictest privacy watchdogs, that ordered it to stop sharing consumer information with its parent without getting the necessary consent. France's information prevention authority CNIL gave a sharp caution to whatsapp apps with issuing a official notice, criticizing it for "insufficiently" cooperating. WhatsApp and Facebook didn't immediately respond to emails seeking comment. The information transfers from whatsapp apps to Facebook happen in fraction without the users' consent, nor the legitimate interest of WhatsApp, CNIL said. The French regulator in its statement on Monday told the official notice wasn't a sanction, however whatsapp apps would danger fines at a later stage if it failed to comply.
Israeli teen awarded with Facebook for finding whatsapp apps safety breach
Israeli high schooler Yuval Sprintz from the northern moshav of Tzurit soon disclosed a safety breach in instant messaging application whatsapp apps and announced it to Facebook, that owns the common app. The social network then fixed the breach and awarded the teen a $1,250 prize. Yuval Sprintz was awarded $1,250 for notifying Facebook of a whatsapp apps safety breach"I played around with some functions and tried doing something cool with them," he said. What he ended up finding, however, was a safety breach allowing to add "fake" smartphone numbers to a whatsapp apps group that do not represent any real accounts. The programme allows independent data safety experts to report safety breaches to Facebook for a monetary reward.WhatsApp devra encadrer le transfert des données à Facebook en France
referring to Le Monde | 18.12.2017 à 18h07 • Mis à jour le 18.12.2017 à 18h58La Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) a ordonné, lundi 18 décembre, à whatsapp apps de se conformer à la loi française en ce qui concerne la transmission de données. Une enquête de la CNIL a conclu que le partage de données entre whatsapp apps et sa maison mère, Facebook, était illégal. Ce qui fait que Facebook peut notamment associer des numéros de téléphone à des pages Facebook. La mise en demeure enjoint à whatsapp apps de demander explicitement à ses utilisateurs s'ils acceptent ou non que leurs données soient transmises à Facebook. L'entreprise, dont le siège est aux Etats-Unis, se considère uniquement soumise à la législation de ce pays, selon le régulateur des données.WhatsApp ordered to stop sharing consumer information with Facebook
France's ultra-strict privacy watchdog CNIL has ordered whatsapp apps to stop sharing consumer information with parent firm Facebook. The query began after whatsapp apps added to its terms of service final year which it shares information with Facebook to develop targeted advertising, safety measures, and to collect business intelligence. After all, whatsapp apps never said its users it was collecting information for business intelligence and there's no way to opt out without uninstalling the app. Germany ordered Facebook to stop collecting information from whatsapp apps users in September of final year, and in the UK, Facebook agreed to stop collecting whatsapp apps consumer information in November of final year. Then this May, Facebook was fined $122 mn with the European for providing "misleading information" about its acquisition of WhatsApp, the time the firm claimed which it would be unable to linked profiles of users from whatsapp apps to Facebook.
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