Released: March 08, 2014
FTC to probe Facebook’s deal to buy WhatsApp
Source: Jessica Guynn - The L.A. Times
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy are urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp.
The privacy groups are asking government regulators to block the proposed acquisition until any privacy issues are resolved.
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