Groups ask US FTC to investigate Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should investigate Facebook's proposed US$19 billion acquisition of mobile messaging app WhatsApp -- and possibly block it -- because of the potential impact on users'...
View ArticleFTC implores WhatsApp to keep its promises on privacy in Facebook deal
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday cleared a path for Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp to proceed, though it called on both companies to be mindful of their data collection policies.
View ArticleFacebook request for EU WhatsApp antitrust review could streamline process
Facebook is reportedly requesting that the European Commission review its pending WhatsApp acquisition, in what is likely an effort to avoid multiple, parallel antitrust scrutiny in several countries.
View ArticleEU questions Facebook competitors over WhatsApp deal
Several Facebook and WhatsApp competitors were sent questionnaires by the European Commission asking them about the effect that the US$19 billion deal between the companies could have on competition,...
View ArticleFacebook's $19 billion WhatsApp takeover bid approved by EU
Facebook's US$19 billion bid for WhatsApp won the approval of European Union competition regulator on Friday.
View ArticleFacebook's purchase of WhatsApp a done deal at $22 billion
Facebook said Monday it had closed its acquisition of messaging app WhatsApp, giving the social network a massively popular service for mobile messaging.
View ArticleFacebook: $US15 billion of WhatsApp's value is based on what it could be
Facebook has revealed a little more about what compelled it to spend close to $US19 billion earlier this year to buy mobile messaging service WhatsApp -- a deal that had many scratching their heads at...
View ArticleWhatsApp adding end-to-end encryption to message service
Ramping up efforts to keep its customers' messages safe from snooping, WhatsApp said Tuesday that it now supports end-to-end encryption for messages sent between users.
View ArticleWhatsApp users top 700 million, could hit 1 billion in a year
Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp has accumulated more than 700 million monthly active users and seems on track to reach 1 billion in about a year, a target Facebook set when it acquired the company...
View ArticleUK prime minister suggests banning encrypted apps like WhatsApp, iMessage
The U.K. may ban online messaging services that offer encryption such as WhatsApp and Apple's iMessage, under surveillance plans laid out by Prime Minister David Cameron.
View ArticleWhatsApp arrives on the desktop
WhatsApp is now available for the Web, in a form that pairs the mobile version of the app to a user's desktop computer.
View ArticleIran to weed 'moral' crimes from social networks, starting with Facebook
Iran has arrested several Facebook users on charges ranging from insulting religious figures to conducting immoral activities, even as it is said to be talking to Google about setting up operations in...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger as a platform? It's a gamble
Facebook's Messenger app has traditionally been used for keeping in touch with friends. Now people can also use it to send each other money. In the future, it could become a platform which other apps...
View ArticleWhatsApp not as open as Messenger to outside developers
Facebook-owned WhatsApp, the popular mobile messaging and calling service, has no immediate plans to offer tools to outside developers to let them build services on top of it.
View ArticleAT&T, WhatsApp get low marks from EFF for data disclosure policies
The Electronic Frontier Foundation released the latest version of its annual "Who Has Your Back" report on tech companies' data disclosure policies Wednesday afternoon, giving perfect five-star ratings...
View ArticleRevealed: The top 10 apps that companies hate
Companies are wary about what employees are doing on their smartphones. Be it data loss or time-wasting, a growing number of employers are actively stopping staff from using certain apps on...
View ArticleWhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has strengthened the encryption of its widely used instant messaging app, a development that in theory makes it harder for law enforcement to gain access to communications.
View ArticleEU questions Facebook competitors over WhatsApp deal
Several Facebook and WhatsApp competitors were sent questionnaires by the European Commission asking them about the effect that the US$19 billion deal between the companies could have on competition,...
View ArticleFacebook's $19 billion WhatsApp takeover bid approved by EU
Facebook's US$19 billion bid for WhatsApp won the approval of European Union competition regulator on Friday.
View ArticleFacebook's purchase of WhatsApp a done deal at $22 billion
Facebook said Monday it had closed its acquisition of messaging app WhatsApp, giving the social network a massively popular service for mobile messaging.
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