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WhatsApp update to expand data sharing sparks criticism



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The messaging service WhatsApp on Thursday announced to its almost two million users its updated terms, which would allow the app to share further users’ data with its parent company Facebook. The terms include facilitating e-commerce through WhatsApp, as Facebook tries to monetize the messaging service.  The new terms would allow users of WhatsApp Business to use the updated functions in the EU and the UK, a company’s spokesperson told news agency AFP.  WhatsApp asked its users to agree to the new terms and conditions, or no longer have access to the app. Users angered by new terms Privacy advocates …

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