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Facebook acknowledges new government probes as a result of WhatsApp privacy policy update

( April 29, 2021, 16:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Facebook has acknowledged in a securities filing that its proposed privacy policy update for WhatsApp this year has triggered new government probes of its business, adding to ongoing investigations and litigation in Europe, India and other jurisdictions over its 2016 update to the WhatsApp terms of service. Facebook "became subject to government inquiries and lawsuits regarding the 2021 update to WhatsApp's terms of service and privacy policy," the company said in its quarterly filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.Full 10Q filing attached (key language on Page 70)....

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