06
Jan
2018
Jan
2018
WhatsApp privacy France
categories: digital identity, Digital literacy, Facebook, information technology, privacy, social media, WhatsApp
French privacy watchdog raps WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing
France’s data privacy watchdog may fine messaging app WhatsApp if it does not comply with an order to bring its sharing of user data with parent company Facebook into line with French privacy law.
Separately, Germany’s cartel office said on Tuesday it had found Facebook had abused its dominant market position, in a ruling that questioned the company’s model of monetizing the personal data of its users through targeted advertising.
My note: it seems the EU is gearing toward in increase scrutiny of social media giants regarding users’ privacy:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2018/01/05/tinder-dating-privacy/
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2018/01/05/tinder-dating-privacy/
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more on privacy in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=privacy