WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes


FILE PHOTO The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen August 3 2017.   REUTERSThomas WhiteFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy policy update, which has prompted a global outcry and led some users to switch to rival apps Telegram and Signal.

WhatsApp in January introduced a privacy policy which allows it to share some data with Facebook and other group firms.

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