Internet related News · 2015-06-19

WhatsApp, AT&T flunk privacy tests by EFF

A report by Online privacy advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has said messaging app, WhatsApp, search engine Google & IT major Microsoft were not too protective of user data.  The report titled, ‘Who Has Your Back?’, has ranked the biggest technology companies on how transparent & protective they were of users’ data. This report is now an annual feature by EFF, running since 2011. WhatsApp was the worst-criticised by EFF, & received the joint worst ranking with AT&T. 

EFF data protection report criticises WhatsApp but praises Apple – The Guardian

http://news.google.com Jun 18, 2015 

But two companies, WhatsApp (rated separately from parent company Facebook) and AT&T get just one star, with both losing marks for not telling users about governm …

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AT&T, WhatsApp score worst in privacy rankings – CNET

http://news.google.com  Jun 18, 2015 

Technically Incorrect: The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s annual “Who’s Got Your Back?” rankings see a vast gap between some tech companies and others. by Chris Matyszczyk · @ChrisMatyszc …

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WhatsApp flunks the EFF’s annual data privacy test while Apple and Dropbox ace it – The Next Web

http://news.google.comJun 18, 2015 

The online freedom and privacy advocacy group says WhatsApp does not require a warrant before it provides content to law enforcement agencies and …

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