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WhatsApp given until July to comply with EU consumer law

A man poses with a smartphone in front of displayed Whatsapp logo. [Reuters]

Meta's WhatsApp has until July to show that a privacy policy update introduced in January complies with EU consumer law, the European Commission said on Wednesday, in a case prompted by complaints from consumer bodies across Europe.

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