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WhatsApp’s controversial privacy update may be banned in the EU – but the app’s sights are fixed on India – The Conversation UK
Accessing India’s digital consumers is seen as the key to future growth for big tech companies like Facebook.
The roll out of WhatsApps new privacy policy, which critics warn will lead to more data sharing with its parent company Facebook, received a blow on May 13 after German regulators temporarily banned the update. The regulators are now said to be seeking an EU-wide ban by presenting their case to the European Data Protection Board.
WhatsApp users will have noticed a recent intensification of pop-ups nudging them to agree to the apps new terms of service. The cliff-edge deadline for users to accept…
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