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Privacy groups want FTC to investigate Facebook-WhatsApp deal
Privacy groups, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), have approached the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to hold the Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp, until privacy concerns are worked out.
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Privacy groups ask FTC to block Facebook-Whatsapp deal
Last month, Facebook acquired the world’s most popular instant messaging service. And it seems not everyone is delighted with the move. Fearing that the social networking giant might use Whatsapp's user data for advertising purposes, two consumer privacy groups on Thursday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stating...
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Privacy Groups Call For FTC Investigation Into Facebook's WhatsApp Acquisition
Facebook’s blockbuster $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp has raised a lot of questions--such as “Why?”--but among those unanswered queries is a concern that Facebook will collect user data for advertising purposes, which some privacy groups argue cuts against expectations that WhatsApp users previously had about what their...
. WhatsApp promises Facebook purchase will not affect user privacy; company ‘values and beliefs w
Almost a month after announcing Facebook’s plan to acquire it, WhatsApp today published a blog post titled “Setting the record straight” in which CEO and co-founder Jan Koum attempts to address concerns about how the transaction will impact the popular messaging app. Koum starts off by thanking everyone who covered the news but quickly moves to discuss the “inaccurate and careless information circulating about what our future partnership would mean for WhatsApp users’ data and privacy.” Koum explains that private communication is personally important to him since he grew up in the USSR during the 1980s, where his family couldn’t...
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Rampell: Facebook and the NSA should team up to put data to good use
Mark Zuckerberg is angry that the National Security Agency is violating Facebook users’ privacy, which is a bit like the Silicon Valley equivalent of “Get your government hands off my Medicare.” He thinks users should be upset about this, too. But you know what? I’m not particularly fazed
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Jan Koum pens strongly-worded post over WhatsApp privacy concerns
Jan Koum, WhatsApp CEO, has penned a strongly-worded post over on WhatsApp’s blog to set “the record straight” about data and privacy post Facebook’s acquisition.
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WhatsApp CEO sets the record straight on Facebook partnership as it relates to privacy
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. Selling to Facebook is no longer ‘selling out’ — but you can still expect a backlash
Facebook has again created waves in the tech world after announcing a $2 billion deal to acquire Oculus VR, the virtual reality gaming company that began life as a Kickstarter project less than two years ago. The deal has created controversy among Oculus VR’s loyal fanbase, many of whom are wary of Facebook’s ad-based business model and its track record on privacy. These responses to the Oculus VR blog post_announcing the deal are ironically made using Facebook’s comment system — although, on a more serious note, the creator of Minecraft has canceled talks with Oculus as a result of the...
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5 Facebook tweaks to make right now
Facebook has been in the news a lot recently. Mark Zuckerberg bought the What's App company in February for a staggering, mind-blowing, huge – I'm running out of adjectives here – $19 billion. Then the company bought a little-known virtual-reality headset maker, Oculus VR, for $2 billion. Those
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FTC approval of Facebook's WhatsApp acquisition comes with a privacy warning
Facebook’s proposed acquisition of mobile messaging startup WhatsApp was given the green light by the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday despite objections from two consumer privacy groups. Approval from international regulators is still needed before the deal is finalized but it’s certainly a step in the right direction. ...
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