WhatsApp sharing user data with Facebook would be illegal, rules ICO
The UK’s data protection watchdog has concluded that WhatsApp’s sharing of user data with its parent company Facebook would have […]
Researchers claim WhatsApp Group chats can easily be infiltrated
A team of German cryptographers has discovered flaws in WhatsApp’s Group chats despite its end-to-end encryption, that makes it possible […]
Dark Caracal: Good News and Bad News
Few days ago EFF and Lookout announced a new report, Dark Caracal, that uncovers a new, global malware espionage campaign. […]
France orders WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with Facebook without consent
Messaging app has one month to comply or it will face sanctions for sharing user phone numbers and usage data […]
Irish DPA issues a statement on Art 29 Working Party letter to WhatsApp
The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) notes the publication of the Article 29 Working Party’s most recent letter to WhatsApp on […]
EU privacy regulators increase pressure on WhatsApp over data sharing
EU privacy regulators rapped WhatsApp on the knuckles for not resolving concerns over the service’s sharing of user data with […]
Lessons learned from WP29’s letter to WhatsApp
The Article 29 Working Party, a collection of EU-based data protection authorities, has written a public letter to WhatsApp CEO […]
WhatsApp faces EU taskforce over sharing user data with Facebook
Article 29 Working Party steps up action over user consent and privacy following Facebook’s failure to address breaches of EU […]
UK says WhatsApp lets paedophiles and gangsters operate beyond the law
Britain said WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption communication services allowed paedophiles and organised crime groups to operate beyond the reach of the […]
Social media terms ‘jargon-busted’ for teens
Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield simplified the Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp and YouTube websites’ terms and conditions with privacy law firm […]
The future of encryption depends on WhatsApp’s battle with the UK
WhatsApp and the government of the United Kingdom are in a battle over the future of encryption, and there doesn’t […]
WhatsApp rejected Government request to access encrypted messages
The UK Government demanded that WhatsApp comes up with a way to offer access to encrypted messages this summer – […]