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WhatsApp Raises the Minimum Age For Use in the EU
The popular WhatsApp communication app will now only allow users over the age of 16 to use it. The measure applies to the countries of the European Union.
So far, the border was 13 years old. The change is due to the new rules on personal data protection that enter into force in the EU in May.
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Facebook to put 1.5 billion users out of reach of new EU privacy law
If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people's online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook Inc users around the world would be protected by it. The online social network is making changes that ensure the number will be much smaller.
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CEO Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook's privacy failures
Under fire for the worst privacy debacle in his company's history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away often-aggressive questioning from lawmakers who accused him of failing to protect the personal information of millions of Americans from Russians intent on upsetting the U.S. election.
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Facebook data leak increases to 87 million users
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US regulators, states increase pressure on Facebook on privacy
U.S. regulators and state attorneys general are increasing pressure on Facebook as they probe whether the company's data-collection practices have hurt the people who use its services.
Facebook 'Sorry' for Blocking Bare-breasted Masterpiece
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Facebook Ends Six-Country Test that Split News Feed in Two
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