Facebook executive says Brazil jail stint won't slow company's growth
by Reuters from Technology | The Guardian on (#1648Z)
- Diego Dzodan says authorities treated him respectfully after arrest
- VP was jailed in dispute over law enforcement call for WhatsApp data
A Facebook executive who spent about 24 hours in a Brazilian jail this week said authorities treated him with respect and that the incident will not slow the company's expansion in the country.
Diego Dzodan, a Facebook vice-president based in Sio Paulo, was arrested on Tuesday due to a dispute over law enforcement demands for data from the company's encrypted WhatsApp messaging service for use in a secretive drug trafficking investigation.
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