Consumer Group Lodges European Union Complaint Against WhatsApp

In a statement announcing its complaint, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) accused Facebook of "unfairly" pressuring users to accept the handover and failing to explain it.

The European Consumer Organisation announced Monday it had lodged a complaint with the European Commission against Facebook's attempt to modify the terms of service for the WhatsApp messenging service. The US tech titan has sought to nudge users of its messenger platform to accept new terms of service, but Facebook denies that this would allow WhatsApp to share more user data with its main social platform. Regulators and privacy activists have condemned the move, and authorities in some countries -- including EU member Germany -- have stepped in to to impose temporary bans. In a statement announcing its complaint, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) accused Facebook of "unfairly" pressuring users to accept the handover and failing to explain it.