WhatsApp

European Commission Fines Facebook €110 Million for Providing Misleading Information About WhatsApp Takeover

May 18,2017 0

The European Commission (EC) has fined Facebook €110 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission's 2014 investigation of Facebook's acquisition of...

WhatsApp Adds Secure Video Calling

Nov 15,2016 0

Facebook's WhatsApp is adding fully encrypted video calling to its messaging app, following the U.S. election of Donald Trump as president last week that heightened...

Facebook Won't Use Whatsapp Data Amid Privacy Probe

Nov 8,2016 0

Facebook has agreed to pause using data from UK WhatsApp users for advertisements or product improvement purposes, following pressure from the he nation’s privacy watchdog...

EU Privacy Authorities Warn WhatsApp on Data Privacy Policy, Yahoo on Breach

Oct 28,2016 0

European privacy watchdogs have sent letters to Facebook's WhatsApp over its sharing of information with parent company and Yahoo over a 2014 data breach and...

WhatsApp Privacy Changes Raise EU Concern

Aug 29,2016 0

Facebook is facing yet more scrutiny from data-protection regulators in Europe following policy changes that will allow data from its free messaging service WhatsApp to...

Facebook To Use Personal Data From WhatsApp To Bring You Personalized Ads

Aug 25,2016 0

WhatsApp said it would start sharing users' phone numbers with parent Facebook, marking a shift in its stance on privacy. There's no risk of your...

Facebook's WhatsApp Drops Subscriptions, Adds Encryption

Jan 19,2016 0

Facebook's popular messaging service WhatsApp is dropping its token $1 fee still levied on some users as it experiments with making businesses pay to reach...

WhatsApp Could Soon Reach Your Desktop

Dec 15,2014 0

Popular social mobile messaging app is rumored to be developing a PC version of its service. AndroidWorld.nl has uncovered references to a web...

WhatsApp to Provide end-to-end Encryption

Nov 18,2014 0

Open Whisper Systems on Tuesday announced a partnership with Facebook-owned WhatsApp to use TextSecure protocol to encrypt messages. The most recent WhatsApp Android client release...

Groups Ask FTC To Stop Facebook's WhatsApp Deal

Mar 6,2014 0

Privacy advocates have asked U.S. regulators to halt Facebook's $19 billion acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp, due to data privacy concerns. The Electronic...