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January 29, 2019 06:53 am GMT

Facebook's plan to merge Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram raises data privacy concerns

It may be early days for Facebook's plan to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, but one regulator already wants answers.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has asked Facebook for an "urgent briefing" on the tech giant's proposal, which will see the three apps continue separately — but have their backend infrastructure unified.

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"The Irish DPC will be very closely scrutinising Facebook’s plans as they develop, particularly insofar as they involve the sharing and merging of personal data between different Facebook companies," the statement reads. Read more...

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