Facebook dodges EU ban on WhatsApp data as scrutiny heats up

The European Data Protection Board on Thursday said Facebook’s practices linked to WhatsApp data should be examined ‘as a matter of priority’ by the Irish privacy watchdog, its main regulator in the region. — AP

Facebook Inc escaped a possible European Union ban on its use of WhatsApp customer data but faces an investigation of new terms and services that have sparked outrage among consumer-rights campaigners.

The European Data Protection Board, a panel of EU authorities, on Thursday said Facebook’s practices linked to WhatsApp data should be examined “as a matter of priority” by the Irish privacy watchdog, its main regulator in the region.