WhatsApp Says It's Having 'Constructive Conversations' With EU Over Revised Privacy Policy
WhatsApp said it's working with EU regulators to respond to their concerns about changes to the messaging service's privacy policy and terms of service that will permit sharing of some user account information with parent Facebook (see 1608250027). Last week,…
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the Article 29 Working Party, made up of EU's data protection commissioners, sent a letter to WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum seeking answers about what information is being collected and shared (see 1610280039). “We’re working with data protection authorities to address their questions," emailed a WhatsApp spokesman Friday. "We’ve had constructive conversations, including before our update, and we remain committed to respecting applicable law.”