French Regulator Demands WhatsApp Modifies Data-Sharing Policy
December 18 2017 - 1:30PM
Dow Jones News
By Nathan Allen
The French data-protection regulator--the CNIL--on Monday
ordered U.S. messaging service WhatsApp to modify its data-sharing
agreement with parent company Facebook Inc. (FB)
WhatsApp has one month to comply with the demands or it may face
sanctions for violating the French data protection act, the CNIL
said in a statement.
The regulator said it considers transfer of user data--between
WhatsApp and Facebook--illegal data collection.
The CNIL also said that WhatsApp had previously refused to hand
over a sample of French user data, claiming that as a U.S. company
it is only subject to U.S. regulation.
Write to Nathan Allen at nathan.allen@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 18, 2017 13:15 ET (18:15 GMT)
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