Facebook fined £94m for 'misleading' EU over WhatsApp takeover
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/18/facebook-fined-eu-whatsapp-european-commission
Facebook has been fined €110m (£94m) by the EU for providing misleading information about its 2014 takeover of WhatsApp. When Facebook took over the WhatsApp messaging service in 2014, it told the commission it would not be able to match user accounts on both platforms. Facebook staff knew in 2014 that it was technically possible to link WhatsApp phone numbers with Facebook users’ identities, contrary to their public statements about the merger.
[] fine could have been more than twice the size, as competition authorities are able to fine rule-breaking companies 1% of annual turnover, which for Facebook was $276m (£211m) in 2016
[] French data watchdog fined Facebook €150,000 on Tuesday for failing to prevent users’ data being accessed by advertisers
In my opinion: I think that Facebook can not be trusted nor can the audience believe what is says, Facebook can be seen as a company that is profit driven and do not really care about their social responsibility. Although Facebook have tried to control the problems they are facing, they just need to keep it consistent and look at all the alternatives when introducing a new update to users.
Facebook has been fined €110m (£94m) by the EU for providing misleading information about its 2014 takeover of WhatsApp. When Facebook took over the WhatsApp messaging service in 2014, it told the commission it would not be able to match user accounts on both platforms. Facebook staff knew in 2014 that it was technically possible to link WhatsApp phone numbers with Facebook users’ identities, contrary to their public statements about the merger.
[] fine could have been more than twice the size, as competition authorities are able to fine rule-breaking companies 1% of annual turnover, which for Facebook was $276m (£211m) in 2016
[] French data watchdog fined Facebook €150,000 on Tuesday for failing to prevent users’ data being accessed by advertisers
In my opinion: I think that Facebook can not be trusted nor can the audience believe what is says, Facebook can be seen as a company that is profit driven and do not really care about their social responsibility. Although Facebook have tried to control the problems they are facing, they just need to keep it consistent and look at all the alternatives when introducing a new update to users.
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