European authorities ask Whatsapp to stop exchanging data with Facebook


European authorities ask Whatsapp to stop exchanging data with Facebook



The instant messaging network modified its terms of use in August and since then it can share user data so that other applications in the group can propose certain advertisements




   The European data protection authorities have asked WhatsApp to suspend the exchange of information about users that began last summer with other companies in the group, especially with Facebook, until they complete the investigation they have underway on their new confidentiality policy, It tries to determine if the company's performance meets the minimum legal requirements and guarantees the rights of the users. The claim is included in a letter sent to the company in which they make it clear that their behavior has caused great concern in public bodies that ensure the privacy and privacy rights of EU citizens.

The so-called G-29, which brings together the different independent authorities of continental countries, has expressly requested the instant messaging company to stop sharing the data of its users until adequate legal guarantees are provided, "as explained today by the own group in a statement.

WhatsApp, acquired in 2014 by Facebook, modified its terms of use in August. Since then you can share the personal information of your users so that other applications of the group, Facebook or Instagram, propose certain advertisements.

For the G-29, the possibility of sharing information for the purpose of advertising diffusion "was not part of the conditions of use and the confidentiality policy when the current users subscribed to the WhatsApp service".

The European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, already showed her doubts about these changes at the beginning of September. His spokesman announced that they were "in touch with Facebook about this issue".

The European independent authorities also sent a letter to the Yahoo e-mail service to explain the security breach that allowed in 2014 the theft of the personal data of 500 million users, "a significant number of them Europeans". The G-29 also demands that Yahoo provide all information regarding the possible surveillance of its customers' mails at the request of the US intelligence services, as it investigates whether this activity is compatible with European legislation.

The purchase of WhatsApp by Facebook in 2014, which former Spanish Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia approved without conditions, led to the rejection of the private life defense groups, who feared a misuse of this personal data of users.

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