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November 17, 2016 08:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Te75EwzL0TQ/facebook-stops-collecting-whatsapp-user-data-in-europe-after-government-pressure
Facebook Stops Collecting WhatsApp User Data in Europe After Government Pressure
Facebook has stopped collecting WhatsApp user data across Europe, bowing to pressure from privacy watchdogs across the continent. The shift in policy means that European users of the messaging app will no longer have information -- including phone numbers -- relayed to Facebook, but the social network says it may only be a temporary suspension while the laws are debated. From a report on The Verge: "We hope to continue our detailed conversations with the UK Information Commissioner's Office and other data protection officials," Facebook says, confirming that it "remain[s] open to working collaboratively to address their questions." Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014, but only started to collect data from its users in August this year. That move drew criticism from Europe's data collection authorities, 28 of whom signed an open letter sent last month in which they urged WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum to suspend data collection until the legality was worked out.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Te75EwzL0TQ/facebook-stops-collecting-whatsapp-user-data-in-europe-after-government-pressure
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