DATA PRIVACY
Data protection regulator sets eyes on Meta
WhatsApp is installed on 98% of Brazilian smartphones. Photo: Daily Creativity/Shutterstock
Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has placed Meta under unusually strict scrutiny, ordering the company to demonstrate that WhatsApp’s data-sharing practices comply with the country’s privacy regulations and do not improperly feed information to its broader family of apps. The move comes as the company faces fresh allegations abroad over how it safeguards the information of billions of people.
The ANPD ordered WhatsApp to hire, within 45 business days, an external auditing firm with no ties to Meta. The firm must…
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