SAN FRANCISCO: Privacy advocates have asked US regulators to halt Facebook Inc's US$19bil (RM61.81bil) acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp until there is a clearer understanding of how the company intends to use the personal data of WhatsApp's 450 million users.
WhatsApp, a service that allows mobile phone users to send each other messages, has had a longstanding commitment to not collect user data for advertising purposes.
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