WhatsApp has until end of Feb to clarify privacy policy change, EU says


FILE PHOTO Facebook WhatsApp and Instagram logos are displayed in this illustration taken October 4 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram logos are displayed in this illustration taken October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook unit WhatsApp has been given until the end of February to explain changes to its privacy policy and whether this complies with EU consumer protection laws after complaints from consumer groups, the European Commission said on Thursday.

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and eight of its members took their grievances to the EU executive and the European network of consumer authorities, saying WhatsApp was unfairly pressuring users to accept its new privacy policy which allows it to share some data with Facebook and other group firms.

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