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Facebook barred from using WhatsApp's private data for now, after court ruling

( March 1, 2018, 14:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Facebook may not use WhatsApp’s private data on German users for the time being, the higher administrative court in Hamburg has said. The court's provisional ruling, made on Feb. 26, sides with a decision made by the city's lower administrative tribunal. Users’ consent to terms of use and data-protection guidelines is likely to constitute a breach of German privacy standards, the court found.The ruling is attached. ...

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