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Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups. | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)

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Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups. | CNN Business::European consumer rights groups are accusing Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, of carrying out a “massive” and “illegal” operation of collecting data from hundreds of millions of its users in the region.

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

“We are gravely concerned about Meta’s practices,” a spokesperson for the Norwegian Data Protection Authority told CNN Thursday.

And yet Europeans will flock in droves to get everyone and their grandmother to make WhatsApp their default messaging app.

[–] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It was the default before Facebook bought it, switching now is a pain in the ass

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago

Which is exactly why Facebook bought it.