German regulator orders Facebook to restrict data collection
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#48MSH)
User consent will be required before combining WhatsApp and Instagram account data
Germany's anti-monopoly regulator has ordered Facebook not to combine user data from its WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook apps without consent, after a major three-year investigation into potentially anti-competitive actions.
The federal cartel office announced on Thursday that it would be giving the technology company 12 months to change its data policies.
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