WhatsApp can't share user data with parent Facebook without breaking the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), so it won't. It's signed a public commitment not to share personal data with Facebook until data protection concerns are addressed. No harm, no foul, no fine, the … Read More

Ajmer Sagar hanged himself while on a live video chat on WhatsApp with his girlfriend. The girl was seen on the video requesting him not to hang himself. The police said he was depressed after his parents rejected his relationship with his girlfriend. This is the second such 'live' suicide …

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut invited Judge Ronit Poznansky-Katz to a hearing before deciding whether to suspend her, Israel Radio reported Friday morning. The hearing will take place next Thursday, in accordance with Article 14 of the Basic Law on the Judiciary, several days before the … Read More

After a year without any time wasted on social media and WhatsApp, this boy proves that a year without social media has done more good than he imagined. “Last year, I had closed down my Facebook and WhatsApp account so that I can give my full attention towards my studies …

In other news, Twitter is figuring out what verification means, and WhatsApp is looking for beta testers. Social media news you missed: … WhatsApp is offering users the option of becoming beta testers, allowing them to experience the app's latest features before they are officially rolled out. This feature is … …

Spain's data protection agency (AEPD) has fined Whatsapp and Facebook EUR 300,000 each for processing personal user data without consent. In its statement, the AEPD said Whatsapp shared data with Facebook without user consent while the social network processed that data for its own purposes, … Read More

WhatsApp is always keen to bring new features to its apps on different platforms. The company has recently unveiled a new update with new features. The latest update brings the description to a group where group descriptions are visible when inviting someone via the group's invite link. Also, the latest … …

The long running dispute between WhatsApp, Facebook and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) over how the messaging platform and social network share data has finally come to an end. The ICO announced that it has closed its investigation into that matter due to the fact that the two … Read More

In 2016 WhatsApp, which was acquired by Facebook in 2014 agreed to share its user data with Facebook to improve its People You May Know (PYMK) feature and targeted Ads. However, WhatsApp's privacy policy prior to the acquisition did not provide for it to share personal user data with Facebook …

Following an investigation by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), WhatsApp has agreed not to share any users' data with its parent company Facebook until it can do so lawfully and inline with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The messaging up has signed an … Read More