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regulators of the European Union accuse Facebook Inc. provide inaccurate information about the acquisition of WhatsApp Inc., announced in 2014. If confirmed, the company could face a penalty of $ 179 million -1% of the total turnover.
According to the European Union, the social network indicated in the notification of purchase of WhatsApp that it was impossible to link automatically the user base of both companies.
WhatsApp, by contrast, has updated its terms of use in August 2016, to enable the sending of user data (like phone numbers) to the servers of Facebook.
Facebook has until January 31 to respond to the accusations of the European Union. Failure to resolve satisfactorily the allegation, WhatsApp will face a fine of $ 179 million, a 1% of their turnover.
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