MEETING STARTED
– DATA SHARING STARTED IN 2016
The Representative of the Investigation Team, from the information obtained and submitted by the parties following the decision to open an investigation, WhatsApp and Facebook Inc. Stating that the data sharing between the companies started in 2016, he said, “The practices for sharing the data obtained via WhatsApp with other Facebook Inc. companies have been continuing since 2016, and the said data sharing is not limited to the transfer of data from WhatsApp to other Facebook Inc. companies, Facebook Inc. Inc. companies can also be used by WhatsApp, so data sharing takes place in two and even multiple ways. shared his knowledge.
Emphasizing that the ongoing data sharing between Facebook’s own affiliates within the scope of the investigation, whether it violates Article 6 of the Law No. 4054, the representative said that, within the scope of the investigation, it is planned to be brought to WhatsApp users through an update and consent to data sharing so that the use of the WhatsApp service can continue. In other words, he explained that the condition of ‘take it or leave it’ is evaluated whether it restricts competition within the scope of Article 6 of Law No. 4054.