Privacy concerns: WhatsApp said it would start sharing users' phone numbers with Facebook.
However, the ICO does not have the power to block such a move.
"Organisations do not need to get prior approval from the ICO to change their approaches, but they do need to stay within data protection laws," said Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.
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