Facebook and Europe fall out (again) over data issues

The European Commission (hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers) has started investigations as to whether Facebook gave it misleading information during its acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014.
The Statement of Objections sent to Facebook claims the internet giant was directly misleading while navigating the regulatory maze during the $19 billion acquisition. More specifically, the issue seems to be surrounding the data sharing episode which has incensed many data privacy advocates in Europe.
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