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EU: WhatsApp agrees not to share data with Facebook following probe

By  |  March 14, 2018

WhatsApp has agreed not to share user data with Facebook after an investigation by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) concluded that doing so would be illegal.

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    WhatsApp was ordered to stop sharing personal data with Facebook in November 2016 after the ICO, which opened an investigation into the matter in August that year, said it had concerns that the firm wasn’t being “fully transparent” about the move.

    The US firm has now promised not to access the information until it becomes compliant with a new set of rules. This is a reference to the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on May 25.

    The legislation introduces new rules, including giving individuals the right to know the information an organisation holds about them—including data obtained from others.

    Full Content: BBC News

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