FTC warning unlikely to stop Facebook from changing WhatsApp privacy policies

Despite pressure from the Federal Trade Commission, Facebook is unlikely to leave WhatsApp’s stricter privacy policies intact, once government regulators approve the $19 billion acquisition, privacy experts say.

Late last week, Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, sent Facebook a letter, warning the social network that it must abide by the privacy promises WhatsApp made to users of its instant messaging service.