Germany just banned WhatsApp`s new privacy policy, and all of the EU might be next
(Android Police)

Facebook isn't allowed to process personal data from WhatsApp for its own purposes in Germany WhatsApp`s new privacy policy that would allow Facebook to aggregate much more data on its users is slated to go into effect on May 15 worldwide — except for in Germany. The country has been scrutinizing the new WhatsApp privacy policy since mid-April, and a data regulation body finally decided to enforce a ban on the revision using procedures introduced with the European GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Specifically, the ban was enforced by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Johannes Casper, who argued on Tuesday that the `provisions on data transfers are scattered at different levels of the privacy policy, they are unclear and hard to distinguish in their European and international versions.` Read More Germany just banned WhatsApp`s new privacy policy, and all of the EU might be next was written by the awesome team at Android Police.