WhatsApp has been criticised by a prominent pressure group over the way it handles user data. The Electronic Foundation (EFF) gave the wildly popular messaging app a “one star” rating in its annual “Who Has Your Back?” report examining how tech companies respond to government demands for information on their users. WhatsApp, which has more than 800 million monthly users, was jointly tied for last place with telecoms company AT&T, behind other low-scoring companies including Verizon, Google, Comcast, and Amazon. Included for the first time in the annual report, the EFF says that “although [we] gave the company a …read more
Source: Business Insider
