Germany's Privacy Watchdog Prohibits Facebook From Collecting WhatsApp User Data For 3 Months: Bloomberg

Hamburg’s (Germany) privacy authority head, Johannes Caspar, has issued a three-month emergency ban against Facebook Inc’s FB WhatsApp unit, prohibiting it from German user data collection, for WhatsApp’s alleged intransparent, inconsistent, and overly broad new terms, Bloomberg reports.
Caspar also requested a panel of the European Union data regulators to issue a ruling across the 27-nation bloc.
A report in April noted Germany’s antitrust regulator Seeking action before the new terms go into effect by May 15th.
WhatsApp’s latest privacy policy faced global flak, including from the Indian government.
Facebook’s WhatsApp unit said the regulator’s action is “based on a fundamental misunderstanding.”
Casper aimed to prevent information misuse for Germany’s upcoming national election in September via the ban.
Price action: FB shares traded lower by 0.03% at $305.89 on the last check Tuesday.