Security News

Germany Orders Facebook to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp Users (Threatpost)
2016-09-28 14:42

A German privacy regulator issued an order this week prohibiting Facebook to stop collecting user data on German WhatsApp users.

Privacy Groups File FTC Complaint over WhatsApp Data Sharing with Facebook (Threatpost)
2016-08-30 16:23

A complaint filed with the FTC alleges unfair and deceptive practices on the part of WhatsApp, which has decided to share phone numbers and data with Facebook.

WhatsApp will share your phone number with Facebook (Help Net Security)
2016-08-25 22:31

For the first time in four years, WhatsApp is updating its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the big news is that the messaging service will share users’ phone numbers with Facebook. “By...