WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) -- The Federal Trade Commission has approved the $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook, but warned both companies to honor privacy promises made to users after the deal.
The deal has cleared the competitive review process, but the FTC sent Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan and WhatsApp General Counsel Anne Hoge a strongly worded letter reminding them of their responsibility towards ensuring and protecting users' privacy.