Security News > 2021 > May > Argentina Orders Facebook to Suspend WhatsApp Data Sharing
Argentina has ordered Facebook to suspend its data use policy allowing it to collect information from users of its WhatsApp messaging app, the government announced on Monday.
In the meantime, the national agency that protects personal data and access to public information will lead an investigation into Facebook's plans.
According to the Secretary of Internal Trade, 76 percent of mobile phones in Argentina use WhatsApp.
The government body added that the data sharing would give Facebook access to user information "At a level that other companies cannot replicate."
The suspension was necessary, it said, due to the "Huge asymmetry between the users and WhatsApp" that would force the majority of individuals to accept the new conditions, allowing the messaging app to "Collect excessive personal details" to share with other applications in the Facebook group.
Argentina is not the only country to crack down on Facebook's attempt to share users' data between its various apps as the United States, India, Brazil and Germany have also take similar measures.