After coming under pressure from privacy regulators across Europe, WhatsApp is temporarily reversing its decision to share user data with parent company Facebook. The Financial Times reports that the company suspended its policy last week after having already caved in to watchdogs in the UK and Germany. Facebook and WhatsApp will now work with European representatives to address concerns over the use of the data and the need to make such a feature opt-in rather than requiring users to manually remove themselves from data harvesting.
Via: The Verge
Source: Financial Times
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