Russia opens case against WhatsApp for violating personal data law


FILE PHOTO WhatsApp app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken July 13 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: WhatsApp app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday launched administrative proceedings against Facebook's WhatsApp for what it said was a failure to localise data of Russian users on Russian territory, the Interfax news agency reported.

There was no immediate comment from Facebook.

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