German Regulator Orders WhatsApp To Halt Data Harvest


Breaking the law…Watchdog accuses WhatsApp of ‘misleading’ users and breaking German data protection laws

Facebook is once again facing questions over its privacy procedures after its popular mobile instant messaging app WhatsApp ran into trouble with a German data protection watchdog.

The development comes after a researcher found that WhatsApp leaves traces of deleted posts that could be easily recovered, which has added to privacy concerns about the service.

German Law

The latest development has seen Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information ordering Facebook to halt the collection and storage of data belonging to 35 million WhatsApp users in Germany.


Source:-techweekeurope
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