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Confusion over WhatsApps new T&Cs triggers privateness warning from Italy

Confusion over an exchange to Facebook-owned chat platform WhatsApp’s words and scenarios has brought on an intervention by way of Italy’s wisdom protection corporate. The Italian GPDP discussed within the provide day it has contacted the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to spice up issues a couple of loss of transparent tell…
Confusion over an update to Facebook-owned chat platform WhatsApp’s terms and conditions has triggered an intervention by Italy’s data protection agency. The Italian GPDP said today it has contacted the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to raise concerns about a lack of clear inform…

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